How will we remember the Iraq War? First to make a declaration. I am a pacifist and against all wars. It’s an illusion to view them in terms of winners and losers. Everyone loses, particularly the civilians. I have had personal experience with war, as my family were prisoners of…

In recent times there has been widespread discontent and criticism of the leaders of institutions and organizations. The vast majority of the criticisms have not been about leaders’ competence or skills. …

“Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching at air,” famous psychologist David Burns warned.” There’s a strong probability you’re a perfectionist if you’ve ever sobbed over receiving a B+ or coming in second place. Because they insist on having high expectations and work tirelessly to satisfy them, perfectionists…

You’ve certainly seen this advertisement or social media video before: an SUV or light truck racing down a winding gravel road in the wilderness or parked right by the lake or on the beach. These kinds of vehicles are supposed to be “great” in conquering or dominating nature.

This is a long read, but I wanted to cover the topic thoroughly because it’s so important. Much of the focus on solutions to economic inequality and disastrous climate change has focused on alternative strategies; for example, electric cars instead of gasoline-powered cars or raising the standard of living in…

Cruel jokes about the elderly are everywhere. We need to face our ageism tsunami and change our attitudes and policies about growing older. If you watch Saturday Night Live or other TV comedy shows, there’s been an increasing number and frequency of jokes about elderly people, depicting their declining cognitive…

There are disturbing signs that America’s strength as a democracy has weakened because of significant support for authoritarianism and an autocratic President Donald Trump. …

If you’ve lived a long life, you probably have a lot of tiny and big regrets. I have them and most of the people I know have them. Most have regrets at the end of their lives. There are conflicting views as to whether having these regrets have a purpose…

AI-generated images are spreading in our culture, and the result can have a negative impact on the ability to trust others. Researchers claim that people cannot identify the difference between a face produced by artificial intelligence (AI) using StyleGAN2 and a real face, and are urging measures to prevent “deep…