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This morning, hate comes to Cambridge. According to their offensively titled website, the Westboro Baptist Church will be protesting Cambridge Rindge and Latin’s acceptance of homosexuality before moving on to the air force base and high school in Lexington, Mass., and capping off their packed day with...
“No water, no sex.” If the storyline of “Absurdistan”—the fantastical new film from German director Veit Helmer—could be summarized in one simple phrase, that would be it. In a small and mysterious...
Harvard constantly tries to improve the mental health of its students, offering everything from mental-health weeks to relaxation classes to massage study breaks. It is neglecting, however, the most simple, rational, and cost-efficient treatment of all—time off from school. One can sadly only guess at...
While the technical discussion of psychology might not appeal to many, there is something universally attractive in learning about the unseen quirks of our minds. Just as Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink” engaged readers by emphasizing how powerful our instantaneous decision-making skills are...
But after so many years of brain research showing that most of our everyday cognitions result from a complex but observable interaction of proteins and neurons and other mostly uncontrolled cellular activity, how can so many otherwise rational people think dreams should be taken seriously? After all, brain activity isn...