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Psychology is the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope. Psychologists seek an understanding of the emergent properties of the mind, and all the variety of phenomena associated to personality.

Wu Wei: 4 Ways to Use the Art of Non-Striving to Transform Your Stress into Stillness

Wu Wei is a concept in Chinese philosophy that translates into “inaction” or “effortless action” and promotes inner harmony, stillness, and letting go of the need to control everything.

What They Got & What We Lost

Stop the party, folks, it’s not over until the fat lady sings, and she is only taking a break. I’ve written about this premature euphoria several times, warning that we really haven’t won a thing, not even one battle, until some heads roll. And there are no

Mexico Bill Would Further Endanger Disability Rights

For the second time in less than six months, a prominent member of the majority party in the Mexican Senate has introduced a bill to amend the country’s civil law framework with provisions that would further restrict the rights of people with disabilities. This proposed bill would amend the

EU: Press Vietnam to Improve Rights Record

(Brussels) – The European Union should call on Vietnam to comply with its human rights obligations, end its crackdown on activists, and release all political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.

This Vegetable Stalks Disease and Tumors Like a Guard Dog

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published May 23, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

Summers: It's at Least 50-50 that There Will be a Recession 'Within the Next Two Years'

During a portion of an interview aired on Friday’s edition of Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week,” economist, Harvard Professor, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton Larry Summers stated that he doesn’t see how anyone “can look at

Low Cholesterol May Raise Your Alzheimer's Risk

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published May 9, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

Joe Biden's Inflation Will Cost Americans an Extra $5,200 in 2022

President Joe Biden’s 40-year-high inflation will cost American households on average an extra $5,200 in 2022, or $433 per month, according to Bloomberg.

From Micro to Macro: The Combination of Consciousness

Crick and Koch’s 1990 “neurobiological theory of consciousness” sparked the race for the physical correlates of subjective experience.

Microsoft's LinkedIn Plagued by AI-Generated Fake Profiles Tricking Applicants

Marketers across the Microsoft-owned jobs platform LinkedIn are reportedly using AI-generated human faces and automated messages to trick potential hires into thinking they’re speaking to a real person. NPR reports that markers are using AI-generated human faces to pose as real people on the Microsoft-owned jobs platform LinkedIn in

FIFA, Qatar Should Meet Rights Commitments

(Beirut) – Journalists should press FIFA and Qatari authorities to address the serious ongoing human rights abuses in Qatar during the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha on March 31, 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. Ahead of the FIFA Congress, Human Rights Watch is releasing 10 questions that journalists should ask

A Single Belief-Changing Psychedelic Experience Is Associated With Increased Attribution of Consciousness to Living and Non-living Entities

Introduction: Although the topic of consciousness is both mysterious and controversial, psychedelic drugs are popularly believed to provide unique insights into the nature of consciousness despite a lack of empirical evidence. Methods: This study addresses the question of whether psychedelics change the attribution of consciousness to a range of living

UK Government Fails Low-Income Households

This week could have seen the United Kingdom government finally take steps to address the negative impact of the cost of living crisis on families on low incomes.