Unable to handle uncertainty, AI mimics the narcissistic compulsion to fill voids with plausible but false narratives ...

Amid an 18-year prison sentence for bank robbery, a member of the Stopwatch Gang reflects on the fluid nature of time ...

Katja Pettinen is a cultural anthropologist at Mount Royal University in Canada. She is interested in the nature and methods of skilled movement acquisition in the context of Japanese-based martial ...

1. Wile li ijo pi selo waso – literally: ‘Desire is a thing with bird skin.’ Wile covers want, need, desire, longing, and will. Bird skin is more descriptive than metaphorical.

These are not the kind of events that disrupt the course of your life. But they are all annoying, and sometimes bothersome enough that they could set the tone for the rest of your day. Annoying ...

Hope is indispensable. But when false hope blinds us to reality, a short bout of despair might be the antidote we need ...

There’s a way to recall past encounters with your fears that could help you feel more confident facing them in future ...

We’re told that facing our fears can help us overcome them – but this misses the other intoxicating part of the equation ...

Research on frightening but fun experiences offers some encouragement for those of us who prefer to know what’s ahead ...

Unemployed and isolated, the residents of a hikikomori rehab centre hold up a mirror to a society that’s failing them Chujo has been a hikikomori for two years. He dreams of becoming an opera singer, ...

Aristotle created the blueprint for the bravery we need to resist injustice and do the right thing, even at our own risk ...