Eudaimonia meaning: Aristotle’s word for a flourishing life. What it asked of you, who it quietly left out, and the grief he said no good life could survive.
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Greek Word for Humility: What Does “Tapeinophrosyne” Really Mean?
The Greek word for humility is tapeinophrosyne (G5012), literally “low-mindedness” – a word most Greeks used as an insult until the New Testament made it the mind of Christ and told believers to tie it on like a servant’s apron (1 Peter 5:5).
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The Cosmic Dark Ages: A Suitcase-Sized Satellite Will Listen Behind the Moon for the Universe Before the First Star
The cosmic dark ages came before the first star. A suitcase-sized satellite called CosmoCube plans to listen for them from behind the Moon. Here is why.
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Ubuntu Meaning: ‘I Am Because We Are’ Came From Somewhere Else
Ubuntu meaning: the southern African idea that a person is a person through other people. Who first said “I am because we are,” and what Tutu added to it.
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Liminal Space Meaning: Why the In-Between Feels So Strange
Liminal space meaning: the eerie in-between of empty hallways and 3 a.m. airports. Where the word came from, why it unsettles us, and what those seasons hold.
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What Is Acedia? The Noonday Demon and the Psalm Behind It
What is acedia? The old name for a restless, anywhere-but-here boredom. Why desert monks called it the noonday demon, and the Psalm 91 word that answers it.
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Body Clock and Stroke Recovery: In Mice, the Timing of Meals Helped the Brain Heal
Body clock and stroke recovery: mice that ate only in waking hours, from 3 days after a stroke, healed better. Eating in sleep hours did not help. Here is why.
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Lieutenant Stitchie Dies at 60: The Typo, the Crash, the Turn
Lieutenant Stitchie, the dancehall star who left fame for gospel after a 1997 car crash, has died at 60. The teacher, the typo and the turn behind his life.
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What Is the Pygmalion Effect? Smaller Than the Legend, but Real
What is the Pygmalion effect? The famous study where teachers expected some kids to bloom was smaller than the legend, but real, and strongest at first meeting.
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What Is the Barnum Effect? Why a Vague Reading Feels Like It Was Written for You
What is the Barnum effect? In 1948 a psychologist gave 39 students the same “personal” reading. They rated it 4.26 out of 5. Here is why, and what came next.