As obituaries, tears and heavy mourning continue filling the world in the aftermath of Kobe Bryant’s unexpected death, the grief is accompanied by a very deep question: How does such a person, a cultural icon who had everything considered valuable…
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Nature’s Life-Giving Secrets That We Can Learn from Chernobyl
On April 26, 1986, one of the world’s worst-case scenarios materialized. The Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded as a result of a failed experiment, releasing ten times more radiation than the amount from Hiroshima. A vast area became deadly for 350,000…
Why Connection Makes Us Happier Even If We’re Happy with Less Social Contact
Highly intelligent people are happier to have less social contact. That is a conclusion from a study by evolutionary psychologists Satoshi Kanazawa and Norman P. Li, who examined the effects of population density, frequency of social interactions and intelligence levels in relation…
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How Parents Can Prevent Their Children Cutting Them Off
When my late mother lived alone in her older years in Canada, I did everything I could to find her the best place to live. My son, who also lives in Canada, would send me pictures and videos of her,…
The Most Important Takeaway from the Australian Wildfires
The sheer devastation of the 2019–2020 Australian wildfires is a poignant example of how the planet can’t stand us anymore. Since we, as a human society, have yet to reach the awareness that nature is a live organism, treating it…
What Is the Ego?
Human nature is a desire to enjoy, and the ego is the intention to enjoy at others’ expense. Our desire to enjoy is divided into individual, social and spiritual desires: · Individual desires — for food, sex, family and shelter. · Social desires — for money, honor,…
Why Divorce Negatively Affects Men More Than Women
Divorce and parental separation has been associated with a range of negative outcomes affecting all those involved in the process. But why is it particularly difficult for men, as multiple studies indicate it to be? How could men and women create a support system…
Addictions: Discover the Drug of Life
We are all addicted. Society is organized in such a way that at any given moment in our lives, we become addicted to something: things we are used to do or consume from childhood, certain food, a way of thinking…
Millennials: Redefining the Rules of the Economy
As a new year approaches, an atmosphere of increased consumerism envelops societies across the globe. However, there is a generational stratum that is spoiling the commercial hoopla: the millennials. Getting a new car, a new house and a new partner…
Why the European Union Needs a Good Marriage Counselor
The wedding took place on May 9, 1950. French Foreign Minister Robert Schumann initiated a program for France and Germany to collaborate in the production of coal and steel, which were important resources for conducting war. Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and…
Brexit May Never Happen
The time has come for a different kind of connection that is not based on egoism, which the current system is built on. Thanks to the recent Brussels summit, there is now an agreement on the table for the withdrawal of…
Fitness in the 21st Century: The Birth of a New Religion
Who doesn’t want to be fit these days? Trying to stay in good shape has become a noble quest in modern life, and an expensive one. Does the effort actually yield a more fulfilling life? The end result feels more…