What’s it like to be you? Is it your thoughts and feelings, your physical body, or both? Something else entirely? In “What Is It Like…
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Think of a memory you have from childhood. Maybe the first day of elementary school, or the first day of pre-k. Maybe you’re imagining a…
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Should I discourage my son from playing with his friend whose parents are Trump enthusiasts? My son is a second-grader and he’s become close with…
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“What are you”? I’ve been asked this question by strangers around the world since I was little. I’ve been stopped on the street, train, or…
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I work in an all-male research team headed up by a brilliant scientist, well-liked by most people in our division. But his sense of humor…
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Should we try to discourage our son from spending time with his friend, at least outside of school? My son is a second-grader and he’s…
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Question: Should I discourage my son from playing with his friend whose parents are Trump enthusiasts? My son is a second-grader and he’s become close…
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Kurt Vonnegut’s fictitious alien species, the Tralfamadorians, have an intriguing way of thinking about and existing in relation to time. As Vonnegut writes in Slaughterhouse-Five,…
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It’s the end of her grant cycle, and Kimberlé Crenshaw is presenting her accomplishments to her funder, hoping to secure continued support. Crenshaw is talking…
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Note: The intended audience for this paper is a group of students in a sociology class called “Death and Dying” who have never taken a…
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