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Platonic Friendship: What Shapes It, Why It Matters, and How to Keep It
Platonic relationships get far less attention than romantic ones. That gap does not match their value. Research on adult friendship also receives little attention and little funding. For many adults, platonic relationships matter as much as romantic ones or more. They can exist alongside romantic relationships rather than in competition
Religious Trauma: A Talk with Andrew Jasko
You're invited to "Religious Trauma: A Talk with Andrew Jasko." The virtual talk takes place on Sunday, December 6, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Andrew Jasko is a therapist who specializes in religious trauma. He will explain what religious trauma is and how it affects many
I've Seen That Before: Tropes, Archetypes, and Memes, and the Iterative Nature of the Human Experience
A Familiar Scene The love-struck man races down the highway. He desperately pursues his romantic interest through a crowded airport (sprinting past rigid, post-9/11 TSA security) at the last minute before she boards the next flight to Paris and exits his life forever! Many years ago, the
Violence, Race, and Group Bias
Black people and white people as groups don't get the same treatment by the media or by white supremacists. When some White people turn violent and riot, most coverage treats them as individuals, protesters, or members of a political movement. When some Black people turn violent, a portion