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Being Outside Changes How You Think
It’s a fluffy old metaphor – but we are all on a path of some kind. If I was to ask you ‘what path are you on?’ How might you respond? You might think about a goal, a destination; you might think about not being on the correct path. Instead, you might think about where…
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The Psychology of Racism in Jim Crow America
On the 12 April 1899, 24-year-old black American Sam Hose asked his employer – Alfred Cranford – in Georgia if he could have some time off work and an advance in payment to visit his sick mother. The two men ended up arguing, and Cranford drew his pistol and threatened to kill Hose, who retaliated…
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How New Addictions Are Destroying Us
When you think of addiction, you probably think of substances first – cigarettes, alcohol, drug addiction, caffeine – but you might also think of ‘new’ addictions – work, social media, phone screens, gaming, Youtube, even performance addictions – these are so-called ‘behavioural addictions’ – and it leads to a broad question: is the face of…
Then & Now
Human(itie)s, in context