I’ve spent considerable time focusing on what AI does to individual thinking. From the student who stops struggling to the professional who stops trusting their own judgment, it’s been eye-opening. And while... Read more »
The fictional world is full of people who can talk to animals: Tarzan of the Apes, Mowgli from The Jungle Book, and Dr. Doolittle. But what if we really could learn to... Read more »
Years ago, I remember hearing that it’s often what we choose not to look at in our lives that rules our lives. Never was I more reminded of that than when reading... Read more »
It is a standard assumption that if you do something wrong, you should be punished for your action. Young children are put in time-out for breaking the rules. Grade school students go... Read more »
I once walked by a sign that read, The Buffet of Buffets, 5 Buffets in 24 Hours. Who would want to eat that much? Yet gorging ourselves with food seems to be... Read more »
In my last post, I wrote about a question my 8-year-old, Sam, asked me one morning at the breakfast table. Today, I want to look in the other direction, to my own... Read more »
This is the third in a series focused on recognizing and changing abusive behavior. [See Why Some Victims of Child Abuse Repeat what was Done to Them and Recognizing Abusive Patterns: A... Read more »
This is a guest post by Jesse Homan, a Dialectical Behavior Therapy therapist and trainer. He is passionate about humans and how we all connect with each other, our communities, and the... Read more »
Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered virtually every sector of healthcare, and addiction treatment is no exception. Chatbots, conversational agents, and AI-powered coaching apps are now marketed as tools, or even substitutes, for... Read more »
Ableism is a form of discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities. It stems from the harmful assumption that disabled people are inferior, broken, or in need of fixing compared to... Read more »