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The Way of the Gentlemanosphere
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (887+ words) Posted May 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan There have been a handful of times in my life when male friends showed up in exactly the way I needed them to. The most memorable was a fire in my apartment. The alarm…...
Compassion for Animals in Scientific Research
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (813+ words) Posted May 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills When faced with the suffering of others, many people instinctively tend to turn away. "Attention has become a moral currency," writes Bernard A. Saltzman in his new book Turning Away: The Poetics of an Ancient…...
When Women Don't Support Women at Work
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (499+ words) Posted May 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan For decades, the phrase "women supporting women" has circulated as a cultural aspiration invoked in keynote speeches, Linked In posts, and corporate mission statements. Yet many women can tell a different story, because the…...
What Is a Human Worth?
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (493+ words) Posted May 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan And yet the dominant narrative around AI is one of reassurance: Automation will create more jobs than it destroys, systems will augment rather than replace, and disruption will be temporary. The tone suggests control....
AI Didn't Break Learning. It Removed the Need to Try
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (256+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Call it technological synchronicity. Two studies on education and artificial intelligence (AI) have landed close enough together that the real story might lie in the space between them. Let's take a closer look. The…...
Why Asians Can Struggle With Accepting Kindness
1+ day, 26+ min ago (473+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Asians often struggle to accept kindness. Let me clarify: We can absolutely accept kindness, but for many of us, it rarely feels free. It often feels like kindness comes with an invisible invoice. Recently,…...
Treating Creepy Animals With Respect Is a Win-Win For All
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (518+ words) Updated April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Marc Bekoff: Why did you write Beauty of the Beasts? MB: Who do you hope to reach? JW: Well, I dedicate the book to my brothers, who both think that the world would be…...
Not in a Good Place? Change Your Space
22+ hour, 45+ min ago (385+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley There's a reason why sports teams play better at home. Why creative ideas pop into our heads during a walk on the beach. Why we feel energized in a coffeehouse even if we're drinking…...
When Humor Helps'and Hurts'in the Face of Stigma
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (312+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader I have been studying the knock-on effects of living with stigma for people's health over the last three decades. Stigma matters greatly. It blocks people's access to services, discourages people from seeking treatment, and…...
Biderman's Chart of Coercion Applied to Domestic Violence
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (241+ words) Updated April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma In 1957, sociologist Albert Biderman described the tactics torturers use to weaken and terrify prisoners of war. Ann Jones, Susan Schechter and Evan Stark transferred these ideas to the field of domestic violence. They called…...