My own feeling now is that the great majority of people have no interest whatsoever in understanding people of different cultures. The language barrier alienates people, and translation does not overcome it, probably because people like th…

It’s not entirely clear why these disparities exist, or why ADHD diagnoses are on the rise overall. But the study suggests that heightened awareness of the condition and changing diagnostic criteria may partially explain the higher numbers…

Man's love of "a quiet life" and his resistance to anything that threatens his mental harmony account for his dislike of change. He is a creature of habit whose ways of thinking are thrust upon him. He is taught from infancy to accept the …

A certain number of people are always upset by hearing such stories. Soon after this meeting, I got a pleasant but agitated letter from an intelligent and highly trained psychologist who had heard my talk. How, she demanded, could children…

It’s unclear what underlies the placebo effect. Some experts argue that the human body subconsciously responds physically and physiologically to the ritual of treatment, like Pavlov’s dogs, while others argue it’s the power of positive thi…

We get used to particular newspapers and magazines and often, after a while, come to take their typical content for granted. Some degree of familiarity with a particular paper or magazine is often necessary, if what it has to offer is to c…

Who ever reads a newspaper from cover to cover? Clearly almost nobody. There isn't time in a busy day, and not all the articles are equally interesting. All readers have their own personal tastes and purposes for reading, which cause them …

Try to consider what would happen if a person were left totally unchanged by his experiences and activities. It is almost impossible to imagine what he would be like. Every situation he encountered would be forever strange, unfamiliar, unp…

What light does the study of past history cast on the meaning of human experience and, in particular, to what extent does it sustain the belief in the progress of civilization? Leaving on one side the pessimistic theories widely prevalent …