Day: June 29, 2019

Brain, Living, Media&Culture, Philosophy, Psychology2 Comments

Learning to Be More Selfish

Fernando Kaskais

From a young age, we are taught that one of the greatest risks to our integrity and flourishing is our own selfishness. We must – wherever possible – learn to think more of other people, keep in mind how often we fail to see things from their point of view, and be aware of the small and large ways in which we disadvantage and ignore collective interests. Being good means, at its most basic, putting other people more squarely at the center of our lives. But for some of us, the problem isn’t so much that we are heedless to … Continue reading Learning to Be More Selfish

Brain, Curiositys, Living, Media&Culture, PsychologyLeave a comment

Why Friendship Is Like Improv

Fernando Kaskais

WENJIA TANG “If I’m onstage with people I’ve been performing with for 20-some years … I never get left hanging.” by JULIE BECK This week, she talks with three of the co-founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch-comedy and improv troupe. Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts—along with Amy Poehler—took the group from the Chicago improv scene to New York, onto television with a sketch show in the ’90s, and turned it into the big business it is today. UCB now has theaters in New York City and Los Angeles, and also offers improv classes, whose alumni include many … Continue reading Why Friendship Is Like Improv

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For the hate of dogs

Fernando Kaskais

A dhole (Cuon Alpinus) attends a Sambar deer kill in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Photo by Tontantravel/Flickr We treat pet dogs with such sentimentality while their wild, endangered relatives are feared and persecuted. Why? Sy Montgomery is an author and naturalist. She has published 28 books for adults and children, including The Soul of an Octopus (2015) and most recently How to be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals (2018). She lives in New Hampshire. Edited by Pam Weintraub It sounds like a jet – but it can’t be. I look up into the jungle canopy at Khao Yai National Park … Continue reading For the hate of dogs