Opinion: When ‘Coexistence’ Is Co-Opted in Conservation Practice
By Ashraf Shaikh In the late 20th century, the term conflict dominated both conservation narratives and scientific literature concerning human-wildlife interactions. Stories of elephants trampling...
View ArticleGratitude Comes With Benefits − a Social Psychologist Explains How To...
By Monica Y. Bartlett, Gonzaga University A lot has been written about gratitude over the past two decades and how we ought to be feeling it. There is advice for journaling and a plethora of...
View ArticleMake Your Time Useful
We had a weeklong Aikido Seminar with Hanshi at our Dojo. I told Ishibashi Sensei, “I learn so much from Hanshi.” Sensei said that we have to make use of Hanshi’s time as much as possible. Sensei and I...
View ArticleOpinion: The End of Science’s Peacetime
By C. Brandon Ogbunu Initially, it was hard to separate truth from rumor, but enough has happened in recent days that the worry cannot be branded as paranoia. A string of events affecting federal...
View ArticleWhat Is “Best Practice” When Working With AI in the Real World?
By Real World Data Science Working with AI in real world conditions can be quite a different proposal to the idealised settings often discussed “in theory”. Guest editor Anna Demming speaks to a...
View ArticleInner Work
That Shift In Awareness All of us are on some kind of journey. We’re all heading somewhere, looking for something. As the main characters of our own stories, our missions are our purpose. Whether it’s...
View ArticleAging With HIV: How to Create an Ohio Safe Haven Where Comprehensive Care Is...
By Elders, Health & Wellness, HIV & AIDS, Sponsored Content, Buckeye Flame Aging as an LGBTQ+ person comes with challenges, and living with HIV adds another layer of difficulty....
View ArticleWhat Is Love? A Philosopher Explains It’s Not a Choice or a Feeling − It’s a...
How do you define love? Is it a choice or a feeling? – Izzy, age 11, Golden, Colorado The post What Is Love? A Philosopher Explains It’s Not a Choice or a Feeling − It’s a Practice appeared first on...
View ArticleThe Quality of Patience
Years ago, after Aikido practice, the late Mizukami told me, “Jon, you’re more patient than me.” I looked at Sensei, surprised. Although I got Sensei’s sincere flowers, I said with only mad love and...
View ArticleHumanism Is Associated and Distinct From Humanitarianism
Dr. Leo Igwe, Gary McLelland, and Victoria Gugenheim sit on a long list of people I greatly love. I wanted to write about something coming up in some of the humanist communities. One of those was the...
View ArticleBest Practice Is to Autopsy All Overdose Deaths. In NH, Less Than 50% Are...
By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR It’s the position of the National Association of Medical Examiners that all overdose deaths should be autopsied. Specifically, the organization says that “external examination is...
View ArticleTranscendent: Take on Work & Life From Another Level
The way most of us take on our work, or anything else in our lives, is that we do it because we’re supposed to, we have to, we’re obligated to, we’re expected to, we should. What this creates is a...
View ArticleLearning to Surf the Uncertainty of Life
The given text contains special characters that need to be fixed. Here is the corrected text: When things are changing rapidly, and an overwhelming number of things are coming at you… it can be tough...
View ArticleThe Hero’s Journey
The Wolves in Our Pack – Best Friend Forever The following 5-Part Series will examine men’s friendships; how we find them, how we cultivate them, and what they do for us, and our friends. Celebrating...
View Article6 Powerful Mindset Shifts That Can Actually Transform Your Life
Having worked closely with dozens of people’s transformative journeys, I’ve come to recognize a handful of mindset shifts that make an incredible impact. Those who’ve worked to shift in these ways...
View ArticleWanting Is Better Than Having
It’s hard to admit such a thing, but I’ve always been disappointed in Christmas. Even as a kid. Oh, seeing my family is good. Opening the presents is fun. I would be remiss if I said I don’t...
View ArticleHow To Stop Being Jealous
Romantic relationships, both before and during a partnership, are one of the most unpleasant situations in which the green-eyed monster manifests itself. It hurts both parties when we start to...
View ArticleHow To Raise Financially Literate Kids
Parents want what is best for their children, including that they grow up to be happy and successful. But not all parents know how to teach their kids to be financially successful. Here are a few...
View ArticleThe Only Thing You Can Control to Win the Infinite Game of Life
Everyone wants to win in life. Levelling up is something many people want. It’s one of the many things we all want but winning as an end goal is not entirely in your control. I will tell you what’s...
View ArticleHow to Find a Music Teacher for Your Child
Background I took piano lessons off and on from age six into my early twenties. And my late spouse taught guitar full-time for decades in the town we lived. He was also a regularly gigging musician....
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