Roosevelt, Trump, and the Presidential Smile
“Character is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” And what better marker of character is there than a smile?
Theo Zenou
· 12 min read
Health
A collection of 20 posts
Identitarianism Is Splintering Democracy
Now, let’s consider for a moment the practical consequences of this theory for our representative democracy.
Max Diamond
· 5 min read
The Problem with the Neurodiversity Movement
This requires people to set aside their prejudices and preconceived ideas and engage into a dialogue with those with whom they may disagree or even hate.
Thomas Clements
· 7 min read
A Pragmatic Case for Understanding Neurodiversity
If you’re easily offended, it’s hard to understand the world.
Shanu Athiparambath
· 8 min read
The Case for Psychedelics
Psychedelics are incredible tools whose significance lies in their ability to catalyze the power of the human mind for healing, creativity, and spiritual consciousness.
W. Keith Campbell and Brandon Weiss
· 14 min read
The Case for Factory Farming
Like many practices, there are benefits as well as costs: meat from factory farms is cheaper than meat from free-range animals, often about half the price.
Jonathan Anomaly
· 6 min read
Mental Health Disabilities as Legal Superpowers
Mental disorders are highly stigmatized conditions, but they have a hidden upside.
Geoffrey Miller
· 24 min read
Struggling to Ditch Meat — Five Ways to Resist Temptation
Getting to know the emotional lives of farmed animals and developing the habit of associating meat with animal suffering may be a potent tool in the meat reducer’s tool kit.
Jared Piazza
· 5 min read
The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech
Newton wouldn’t last long as a ‘public intellectual’ in modern American culture.
Geoffrey Miller
· 20 min read
No — a Quarter Pound of Beef per Week Is Not the Target to Improve Health and Environment
Recommendations to drink eight glasses of water each day and eat no more than 2,000 calories daily are pretty much common knowledge.
Matthew Lichtash
· 5 min read
An Open Letter — Industrial Animal Farming Must End
Infection is constant problem and most farms use large quantities of antibiotics to control it.
Francis Vergunst and Patrick Birkl
· 4 min read
Why Growth Most Often Occurs When We Fall Apart
I find this theory to be a very elegant explanation of human potential and the process of growth and change.
Michael Aaron
· 6 min read
Medicine Must Not Forget the Psychosocial
The real beauty of the biopsychosocial approach is that it has application to the individual (both in terms of causal explanation and of treatment offered), to the wider population, and to research.
Tim Rogers
· 8 min read
Why Are Rates of Mental Illness Soaring Among Young Women?
The world is theirs for the taking — only a significant proportion are, it seems, too anxious, depressed and traumatised to take advantage.
Joanna Williams
· 5 min read
Risky Business: Public Health and the Culture of Crisis
The goal of public health is ostensibly primary prevention: this means a focus on anticipating, (rather than treating), disease, disorder, and injury.
Jaime Anne Earnest
· 8 min read