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№ 7, Mark Twain’s Mother
In today’s encore excerpt -- from Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1 by Mark Twain. Samuel Clemens attempted to write his autobiography over several decades but never finished, and instructed that the draft not be made available for 100 years...
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This Doctor Knows Exactly How You Feel
A rare condition causes Joel Salinas to experience other people's emotions and sensations. Is mirror-touch synesthesia a superpower or a curse?
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Can We Learn About Empathy From Torturing Robots? This MIT Researcher Is Giving It a Try
Should we treat robots sort of like animals, or strictly as tools? Researcher Kate Darling says the time has come to take these questions seriously.
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Coldhearted Psychopaths Feel Empathy Too
Psychopaths may be capable of empathizing with others in some situations, a new study has found. When asked to empathize, a group of psychopaths appeared to show normal levels of empathy, suggesting the ability may be repressed in these individuals rather than missing entirely.
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Wanderment
Wanderment = Wonderment + Wander. Enjoy the adventures of a playful blind kitten journeying across town to find its friend. Particle-based 3D platformer. Sense your surroundings by splashing and walking. Take your time, savor and enjoy the experience.
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Is empathy the hidden motor of human history?
Often depicted as a feel-good emotion and “soft” skill, empathy can be a powerful secular force for social and political transformation. By Roman Krznaric.
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Whale Fall
‘A few years ago I helped push a beached humpback whale back out into the sea, only to witness it return and expire under its own weight on the sand...‘ By Rebecca Giggs.
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THE LAB: DECOY - A portrait session with a twist
A photograph is shaped more by the person behind the camera than by what's in front of it. To prove this we invited six photographers to a portrait session with a twist. ‘Decoy’ is one of six experiments from The Lab, designed to shift creative thinking behind the lens.
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How to spot a psychopath (according to a psychopath)
One self-proclaiming psychopath has described how he presents himself in society and given a breakdown on his behaviour in different situations in what may provide an answer to that question.
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Men Explain Lolita to Me
Art makes the world, and it can break us. By Rebecca Solnit.
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German town bans New Year fireworks near migrant shelters
The German town of Arnsberg bans New Year firework displays around migrant and refugee shelters to avoid triggering traumatic flashbacks.
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Living with My Mother’s Mental Illness
On coming to terms with a mother’s unspoken mental illness. By Fariha Roisin.
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Refugee Trail Fame: A Trip, a Fall and a Whole New Life
One kick was all it took to make Osama Mohsen, a professional soccer coach from Syria, into one of the most famous refugees to arrive in Europe last year. After a Hungarian camerawoman sent Mohsen tumbling, his life took an unexpected turn. By Ralf Hoppe.
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Toward a Pathology of the Possessed
Schizophrenia’s effects are often discussed in metaphors. What is it like to live with those metaphors? By Esmé Weijun Wang.
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The man who could stop planes
Stuck in Johannesburg alone, Amanda Jones meets a true human chameleon who teaches her a lesson she’ll take to her grave.
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The barrister who became a badger: why did Charles Foster decide to live like an animal?
He ate earthworms as a badger, tore open binbags as an urban fox, and was hunted by a bloodhound as a deer. By Anoosh Chakelian.
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How Corporations Will Use Artificial Empathy to Sell Us More Shit
Facial tics will help streamline marketing in our future consumerist dystopia. By Daniel Oberhaus.
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Please Stop Saying You Want to Go to Cuba Before It’s Ruined
An Op-Ed By Natalie Morales. (Mar. 1)
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What Killed the Bear Lady?
For 28 years, Kay Grayson lived side-by-side with wild black bears in North Carolina's swampy coastal forests, hand-feeding them, defending them against poachers, and letting them in her home. When she went missing last year, the only thing the investigators could find were her clean-picked bones. And that's just the start of the mystery.
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No, You Can’t Feel Sorry for Everyone
The idea of empathy for all ignores the limits of human psychology. By Adam Waytz.
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