I recently saw a picture of young woman from India holding up a sign that read “Don’t ask your daughters not to go out, Ask your SONS to BEHAVE.” (sic) I am well aware of the plight of women in the cultures of India. I have been traveling...
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In his book, Talking to Strangers,[1] Malcolm Gladwell discusses how difficult it can be to properly assess a stranger based on demeanor and facial expression. People always assume they are great at reading others, but in actual tests of accuracy with total strangers even self-proclaimed experts blow it...
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Why do so many assume that a society with more tolerance for previously less tolerated members of society is automatically an improvement and a cause for celebration and joy? Wouldn’t it depend on whose being tolerated and the impact that this welcoming spirit allows them to exert on...
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