Tag: Fear
How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in...
Laurel Mellin, University of California, San Francisco
After a year of toxic stress ignited by so much fear and uncertainty, now is a good time...
How lingering fears from the pandemic could change the way we...
Josh Woods, West Virginia University
Taiwan’s pro baseball league rebooted operations in mid-April with robot spectators filling the bleachers. A month later, Major League Baseball...
Why we love big, blood-curdling screams
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
Of all the sounds humans produce, nothing captures our attention quite like a good scream.
They’re a regular feature of horror...
Why our brains see the world as ‘us’ versus ‘them’
Leslie Henderson, Dartmouth College
Anti-immigrant policies, race-related demonstrations, Title IX disputes, affirmative action court cases, same-sex marriage litigation.
These issues are continually in the headlines....
Religion is uniquely human, but computer simulations may help us understand...
Wesley Wildman, Boston University
When disaster strikes, people often turn to religion for comfort and support. A powerful recent example of this comes from a...
What about young men who are having unwanted sex?
Jessie Ford, New York University
Time Magazine recently featured “The Silence Breakers” as its 2017 “Person of the Year,” a nod to the countless women...
What witch-hunters can teach us about today’s world
David Frankfurter, Boston University
It is hardly a new observation that political leaders seeking populist appeal will exacerbate popular fears: about immigrants, terrorists...
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Principal: school doesn’t work for most kids
By Rebecca English, Queensland University of Technology
“Secondary school, at least, only really works for about a third of students,” according to Templestowe College principal...
