Humanity

About time you took responsibility for your life — I see it way too often, a grown up still pointing fingers at their parents and others for how their life turned out. How the decision and indecision by these people when they were still young changed the trajectory of their lives and landed their plane in a remote deserted…

In his book, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, geneticist Adam Rutherford mentions some interesting things scientists have learned through the study of genetics. Here are a few points that (if known by the general public) could help dismantle the divisions that exist among people on the basis…

The Archangels Offer Guidance — I’m human, like everyone else, and I have human emotions and reactions like everyone does. I’ve been working hard on nonjudgment and compassion for people who I find aggravating and dangerous. Sometimes I do a good job, and sometimes … not so much. However, I do catch myself and try…

An interview with ChatGPT-4 — Note: as is probably clear, this article is half-written by AI; I simply treated ChatGPT-4 like an interview subject. The “author” of each part is clearly denoted. Everything I wrote is in italics. Rowen: Hello. How are you doing today? GPT-4: Hello! As an AI language model, I don’t have…

A look at the happiest (and saddest) places on Earth — Every year, the World Happiness Report puts out a very beefy breakdown of happiness around the world. These reports are hundreds of pages long and examine the societal factors that affect human well-being. They take survey data from around the world to compile their findings which they then release to…

As human beings, we all have basic emotional needs that must be met in order to live a healthy and fulfilling life. These needs are not wants or desires, but rather essential components of our emotional well-being. When these needs are not met, we can experience emotional distress and even…