Can You Be Scientific and Spiritual?
Spirituality can be an uncomfortable word for atheists. But does it deserve the antagonism that it gets?
13.8, Big Think
Topics: Spirituality Transformation
Why Awesome Natural Beauty Drops the Jaw and Lifts the Spirit
Psychological research increasingly reveals that experiences of awe in nature can boost both our feeling of connectedness to others and also a sense of spiritual fulfilment.
Psyche
Topics: Awe Emotion Nature Spirituality Transformation
The Unintended Consequence of Becoming an Empathetic Person
Changes in personality may also lead to changes in political ideologies, say researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Granada.
MSUToday
Topics: Empathy Morality Transformation
How the Pandemic Has Changed Us Already
The Great Depression permanently altered many people’s behavior. Could COVID-19 do the same?
The Atlantic
Topics: Transformation
The Necessity of Awe
In awe we hold fast to nature’s strangeness and open up to the unknown. No wonder it’s central to the scientific imagination.
Aeon
Topics: Awe Emotion Ritual Transformation
What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About the Brain
A close brush can leave a lasting mental legacy — and may tell us about how the mind functions under extreme conditions.
Scientific American
Topics: Consciousness Death Transformation
The Art of Decision-Making
Your life choices aren’t just about what you want to do; they’re about who you want to be.
The New Yorker
Topics: Decision-Making Rationality Transformation Values
How Technology Changes Our Concept of the Self
A conversation with Peter Galison.
Edge
Topics: Technology Transformation
What Is Nirvana?
Liberating oneself from rebirths might seem irrelevant to the non-believer. But nirvana is also a profound psychological goal.
Topics: Meditation Robert Wright Spirituality Transformation
What Can We Learn From Near-Death Experiences?
Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin studied people’s stories of near-death experiences. He discusses what these people and experiences had in common and what can be learned from them.
Houston Matters
Topics: Consciousness Death Meaning Transformation
A Philosopher Who Studies Life Changes Says Our Biggest Decisions Can Never Be Rational
When faced with a potentially transformative choice, L.A. Paul explains the problem at hand.
Quartz
Topics: Decision-Making Rationality Transformation
The Popularity of Near-Death Experience
Near-Death Experiences exhibits intellectual virtues rarely valued in popular discourse and sometimes honored only in the breach in academic circles.
Los Angeles Review of Books
Topics: Consciousness Death Immortality Transformation
Science, Sincerity, and Transformation of Near-Death Experiences
There is no inherent conflict between naturalistic explanations of near-death experiences and the preservation of their power to transform people for the better.
OUPblog
Topics: Death Immortality Transformation
Imagining the Lives of Others
Seeing the world from the perspective of another person may be a good thing, but is it possible?
The Stone, The New York Times
How Should We Make the Most Important Decisions of Our Lives?
When making life’s most important decisions, should we ask for advice or trust intuition?
Slate Book Review
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