Culture

Mary Edmonia Lewis was an American sculptress who worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy. Born free in New York, Edmonia Lewis was the first African-American woman to achieve international fame. In addition, she was the first African-American…

Scientists say that only humans smile. However, some people perceive smiles in their pets or other animals. What’s for sure is that it’s a high impact expression, not only for the one who smiles but those who are smiled at.…

Cohousing is much more than just a trend. It’s the future, a new way of living for retirees. A community of houses with shared open spaces to do many activities. All of this in a natural setting where you can…

Some coincidences and opportunities go beyond mere chances for many people. It’s fate tracing a route, bits synchronicity that often leaves us amazed because there’s no logical explanation to something that happens. All of us have experienced something like it…

The Little Albert Experiment is one of the most confusing and controversial stories in the history of psychology. It was conducted by John B. Watson, who many people consider the father of the behaviorism. In general terms, he proposed that…

Working with your hands is a way of improving your mental health. Modeling clay, knitting, shaping, sculpting, sewing, gardening, and painting, among other activities, are wonderful ways to stimulate your brain. They’re also a great way to relieve stress, improve…

Jacques Marie Emile Lacan was an important figure in the Parisian intellectual community for a good part of the 20th century. His name is often related to psychoanalysis. He wrote and taught about the importance Freud’s discovery of the unconscious.…

George Orwell was a British novelist, essayist, and journalist whose novels Animal Farm and 1984 made him a household name. His work, based on his personal experiences, is divided into three very different categories. First, his works against British imperialism.…

The stimoceiver chip experiments are some of the most controversial neuroscientific experiments of all time. They’re, however, also quite fascinating. To conduct them, Spanish scientist José Manuel Rodríguez Delgado implanted a device of his own invention in the brain of…

Leon Festinger introduced the concept of cognitive dissonance as psychological tension in 1957. He tested the decision-making process in a cognitive dissonance experiment. Cognitive dissonance is a sensation that seems to derive from a conflict between the ideas, beliefs, and…

Even today, we shudder at the memory of the outrageous experiments carried out on human beings by the Nazis. Their purpose was to find mechanisms to control people’s minds. What few people know is that similar experiments with even darker…

Ferdinand Magellan was the man who came up with and directed the first circumnavigation of the globe. He had to have a ton of courage to undertake such a journey because there was no way of knowing what was in store…

Johanna Arendt was one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. Even though some labeled her as a “philosopher,” she rejected such a categorization. Perhaps because it’s too conclusive and limited for an intellectual with broad interests. You could…

In the 1970s, Italian filmmaker Dario Argento surprised audiences with Suspiria, the unforgettable first installment of what would become known as The Three Mothers trilogy. Argento is known for his horror films, more specifically his giallo movies. If you’re unfamiliar with the term…

Antoni Gaudí was more than an architect; he was an artist who left reliable evidence of his ingenuity and sensitivity in each of his works. His style is unique and unmistakable. There’s a reason why many of his works are…

This story about the power of experience begins in a distant country. There lived a widowed woman with her only child. Her 16-year-old only son was her greatest joy and reason to live. He gave her the strength to go…

The Addams Family is, quite simply, iconic. It has been adapted in countless ways over the decades. What are the keys to its success? Why do we like to laugh at terror? What’s beautiful about the cult of death? In…

John Hughlings Jackson is considered to be one of the pioneers of neurology, although his contributions have also been frequently applied in psychiatry. He lived in the 19th century, a time when there were hardly any resources to study the…

Alabama Monroe tells the love story of a bluegrass-lover (the purest form of country) and a woman covered in beautiful tattoos, loving and endowed with a special, spiritual sensitivity. Two polar opposites that fall in love at first sight. Two…

The job of a psychologist is, among other things, to help people improve their quality of life and well-being. Psychologists can have a direct influence on individual and group development, which is why it’s extremely important for them to be…