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The Poetry of Perception

Poetry and animation help us reflect on the nature of perception.

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“Planetary” Reminds Us That to Save Life on This Planet, Humans Will Need to Get Over Themselves

Director Guy Reid couples breathtaking footage from around the globe (and beyond) with interviews with philosophers, astronauts, environmentalists, cosmologists, and activists.

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Mindfulness: How to Feel Comfortable in Your Own Skin, with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Your brain is regularly inhibited by aversion, apprehension, greed, and fear. Mindfulness exercises can help change that.

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Want to Do Something Good for Your Health? Try Being Generous

Our initial findings provide some of the strongest evidence to date that daily decisions related to engaging in financial generosity can have causal benefits for physical health.

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The Honorable Harvest: Lessons From an Indigenous Tradition of Giving Thanks

What if this holiday season we fill our shopping baskets with only that which is needed and give something back in return?

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Paris Attacks and Climate Change Push Us to Fix a World of Broken Systems

The displays of global solidarity show that the seeds of a new paradigm are being planted.

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Short Attention Span vs. Clock of the Long Now

A portrait of Danny Hillis, founder of the Long Now Foundation, and the construction of the 10,000-year clock.

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How to Build a Culture of Good Health

Physical well-being depends on more than keeping our bodies fit. Emotions and the people who come into our lives matter just as much.

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Goodbye McMansion, Hello Simple Life: What I Learned From Thoreau

The philosopher’s lessons include how to let go and find happiness—even after crippling debt and a heartbreaking divorce.

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Skateparks Offer Hope to Genocide Survivors

With benefactors like Levi’s and Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, the Stronghold Society brings skateparks to the Lakota, who struggle daily under genocidal pressures.