What makes humans conscious? Scientists disagree, strongly, as one group of peacemakers discovered the hard way.

Today the concept of academic freedom may seem obvious to Americans. But the roots of academic freedom, which can be traced ...

Noam Chomsky in linguistics and cognitive science, Hannah Arendt in political theory, Martha Nussbaum in law and ethics, ...

“There is still a need to for us to understand the impact of different environmental, social ... before cognitive symptoms emerge. In theory, this might allow for interventions that delay ...

That, however, underestimates the social revolution that the Trump administration is ... That group includes society’s knowledge workers, its cognitive elite, the winners of the tournament that is the ...

Students explored practices rooted in gratitude, compassion, mindfulness and connection, applying them through weekly exercises. Since then, more than half a million people have taken the course -- ...

Kerala chief secretary Sarada Muraleedharan, who had called out the skin colour remark against her, retired on April 30 ...

In the end, the story of generations is not one of decline, but of change and renewal. We are all part of a long, unbroken ...

Cognitive disruption theory: Talking to yourself occurs when you ... People talk to themselves for many reasons, including self-criticism, self-reinforcement, self-management, social assessment, ...

For example, in their Social Identity Theory formulation ... It is an instinctive cognitive bias that predisposes us to perceive reality in ways that reinforce and soothe our predetermined ...

In an interview with South African scholar Jennalee Donian, we discuss how humor can be used to spotlight social inequality, ...