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Viewing entries posted in July 2011
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Jul
Jul
Cathy Haynes on Acts of Kindness
When our social status, achievements and possessions are put
aside, what else reveals itself about who we are? Artist
Michael Landy has been asking this question since his work
Break Down (2001), for which he systematically destroyed
everything he owned. The state of being...
26
Jul
Jul
Roman Krznaric on The Empathic Brain
Why do we shudder when we watch a tarantula crawling across
James Bond's chest in a 007 movie? And what can looking into
a monkey's brain tell us about our capacity to share in the
emotional experiences of other people? Answers to these
questions...
21
Jul
Jul
Tom Chatfield on the Digital Looking Glass
The 1980s were the early years of personal computing: a
decade during which interaction with a programmable machine
shifted from the province of academic specialists to
something within the reach of almost anyone. As the MIT
professor of social science and technology Sherry Turkle
explains...
14
Jul
Jul
Lucy Beresford on The Role of Hope
Hope keeps us going. It's energizing and motivating. When we
want something to happen, we say 'I hope so.' We often fear
the worst but, through everything, we like to imagine that
we hope for the best.
Freud talks about the survival instinct, something...
05
Jul
Jul
Simon May on the Religion of Love
Is genuine love really unconditional unlike all other
emotions? Or necessarily enduring? Or a disinterested
concern for the flourishing of our loved ones? Many, perhaps
most, seem to think so. The recent Royal wedding in Britain
showcased such expectations of love and their almost
unquestioned...
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