The culturally dominant vision of love is based on the idea of a romantic encounter, marked by love at first…
Our memory deceives us: we think we know, yet time and distance shape our recollections, idealizing people, eras, and places.…
When you look closely at the lives of the people most admired—movie stars, athletes, public figures—you start to see that…
Memory alters reality as it was lived and tends to smooth out all its rough edges: what was negative fades…
People usually become jerks because they were victims of abuse when they were young and never managed to recover from…
The family is primarily built on ideas of commitment and loyalty. A society is an assembly of families; one could…
People tend to respect those who are rare, those who appear elusive. From this mystery arises a sense of danger,…
I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF ALTRUISM Altruism, at the heart of Matthieu Ricard's reflections in Plaidoyer pour l'altruisme, is based on…
We all need love to live, and without this ingredient, we wither like dried flowers. Our soul needs love, and…
The importance of theory in learning anything Love is a word so overused that we no longer really know…