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October 2019

October 18, 2019

Is Most of Life Emptiness and Pain?

If you know me, you know that I like thinking about death. Not in a...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Neuroscience Does (not?) Disprove Free Will

The idea that neuroscience disproves the existence of free will is prevalent in popular culture....

September 06, 2019

Does Mental Illness Make You Violent?

We are in the midst of an epidemic of gun violence in America. Every week...

February 2019

February 28, 2019

A few recent finds

Here are four things that have challenged, informed, and fascinated me lately. 1. How Neuroscience...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

Habits #3: Find a Friend

If you've been following this series, you know not to set New Year's Resolutions. Instead,...

January 10, 2019

Habits #2: Use Cues and Rewards

Welcome back to my series on neuroscience and personal growth. At this point, we've established...

January 06, 2019

Habits #1: The Secret is to Start Small

So New Year's Resolutions are ineffective. You may have set them anyway. But even if...

December 2018

December 30, 2018

A few recent finds

Here are four things that have challenged, informed, and fascinated me lately. Is Anxiety Sinful?...

December 27, 2018

Don’t Set New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year! Many of you are likely thinking about changes you want to make...

December 20, 2018

Neuroscience versus Mysticism

Can neuroscience debunk mystical experiences? Should we dismiss them as a matter of misfiring neurons,...

October 2018

October 21, 2018

On offering “thoughts and prayers”

In the wake of any tragedy or misfortune, Americans tend to offer vague sentiments of...

October 11, 2018

The psychology and spirituality of climate change (part one)

On Monday, climate scientists from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a...

September 2018

September 20, 2018

The seductive power of being in “the Inner Ring”

Given the recent news about the sexual abuses committed in seminaries, I’ve been thinking a...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

How your mindset can shut out grace

Growing up, I was never the athletic one of the family. While my siblings excelled...