Treating the Pain of a Broken Heart
Being shunned by a lover, a school, or an employer hurts — but we’re only just beginning to understand how real this pain is and what steps we can take…
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A Serious Game
Tabletop Exercise Map, Grid, Unit Markers from a wargame analyzing NATO’s defense capabilities in the Baltics (See David Shlapak and Michael W. Johnson, “Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank”)The best…
We Lost The War in Afghanistan. Now What?
Emile Simpson, a military expert and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, discusses the end of the war in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s recent takeover. Simpson outlines the strategic failures…
The Demands of Fighting Racism are Solvable
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a…
Why Nostalgia Ain’t So Rosy
Actor Rob Lowe LOVES the 1980s. And who can blame him? He was one of the most famous men on the planet. But, as he tells Dr. Laurie Santos, he’s…
Laundry Done Right
Is there a right way to do your laundry? Of course there is. A long look at the science of cleaning your clothes.RESOURCES Elizabeth Morgan, Timothy J. Foxon, and Anne…
Black & Asian American Solidarity: Exchanging Ideas, Sharing History
Cathy Park Hong is a Korean American poet, writer, professor, and the poetry editor at The New Republic. Her recent book, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, was a finalist…
The Happiness Lab Returns August 16
Dr. Laurie Santos returns with a new season of science-based happiness tips. She takes a personal look at why she lacks motivation in the morning and why she doesn’t make…
The Happiness Lab Meets No Stupid Questions
There are no stupid questions when it comes to discussing happiness – so Dr. Laurie Santos has joined forces with fellow psychologist Angela Duckworth (host of the No Stupid Questions…
Kacey Musgraves on Psychedelics
Singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves has never been willing to change herself or her music for anyone else. But a recent psychedelic trip allowed her to change on her own terms and…
Repairing the Past: Returning Native Land
David Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. His most recent book, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present, was…
Daryl Hall The Hit Man
Daryl Hall and John Oates are the definition of Blue-Eyed Soul. After a string of monster hits that stretched from the ’70s into the mid-80s, the RIAA named Hall &…
