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Posted on April 3, 2017June 4, 2018 Interview

The Uniqueness of Human Crying: An Interview with Ad Vingerhoets

"Emotions are never caused by external events but rather by how we appraise certain events."—Ad Vingerhoets, in our interview about human crying.

Posted on March 27, 2017June 4, 2018 Interview

Language Shaping Thought: An Interview with Cognitive Scientist Lera Boroditsky

"Language is meddling even with this very basic perceptual experience. What seems to us so automatic, and so much driven by the world, is instead a combination of factors, including the language that you speak."—Lera Boroditsky, in our interview about her research on language and thought.

Posted on March 7, 2017June 4, 2018 Essay

Plot Points: How Reading and Writing Have Ruined Us All

One of the problems with narrative thinking is that it asserts a beginning, a middle and an end, mental constructions that cannot be applied to the complicated fabric of Real Life. But, we don’t all agree on the narrative. One person’s climax is another’s lull.

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