When we talk about attention, we need to frame it as an experience, not a mere means or implement to some other end.
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‘Axomiya or Bongali?’ What Growing Up Bilingual in Assam Taught Me About Its Fraught Past
Brought up by an Assamese father and a Bengali Hindu mother, for the longest time I didn't know about the cultural fault line dividing these communities.
These Psychologists Have Some Bad News About Human Nature
Our irrationality and dogmatism might not be so bad were they married to some humility and self-insight.
Tumblr’s New Rules on Child Porn, or How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot
Issuing a blanket statement that conflates displays of consensual sexual pleasure with child abuse is both insulting and a terrible business move.
Explainer: What Does ‘Gaslighting’ Mean?
'Gaslighting' is on the shortlist for Oxford Dictionary's word of the year, but what does it mean and where did it come from?
Delhi Through the Eyes of Its Working Class Women
For most Indian women, 'women's safety' means a lot more than 'freedom from sexual assault and harassment'.
How to Quantify Unconditional Love (But in a Good Way)
One researcher is using Bayesian probability theory to understand what love is.