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Katja Pettinen is a cultural anthropologist at Mount Royal University in Canada. She is interested in the nature and methods of skilled movement acquisition in the context of Japanese-based martial ...

Hope is indispensable. But when false hope blinds us to reality, a short bout of despair might be the antidote we need ...

There’s a way to recall past encounters with your fears that could help you feel more confident facing them in future ...

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Unemployed and isolated, the residents of a hikikomori rehab centre hold up a mirror to a society that’s failing them Chujo has been a hikikomori for two years. He dreams of becoming an opera singer, ...

Aristotle created the blueprint for the bravery we need to resist injustice and do the right thing, even at our own risk ...

There were about seven birds of different colours that I used to see wobble around my neighbour’s urban chicken run. I frequently passed it on the sidewalk. Peering through the fence, I’d feel a bit ...

Hard-to-diagnose illnesses aren’t ‘all in the mind’. But recognising their links to mental health can help reduce the pain Most of us take for granted that, when we get sick, we can visit a doctor, ...