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Like a Cow Chewing Grass
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Like a Cow Chewing Grass

Negative thoughts tire us out psychologically. Sometimes they return again and again, like a boomerang, trapping our mind in a difficult cycle. What can we do with such thoughts?
Jowita Kiwnik Pargana
A Kingdom for Silence
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

A Kingdom for Silence

For most of us, exposure to noise is inescapable (and is only getting worse). Its consequences for our health are manifold.
Agnieszka Fiedorowicz
Sadness Is Not a Disease
World + People
Science

Sadness Is Not a Disease

Allan Horwitz talks about the murky relationship between Big Pharma and psychiatry, the history of diagnosis, and the problems with pathologizing regular human emotions.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
10 New Things We’ve Learned About Death
World + People
Science

10 New Things We’ve Learned About Death

If you don't want to know anything about your death, consider this your spoiler warning.
Kevin Dickinson
The ‘100-Mile’ Rule
Soul + Body
Good Food

The ‘100-Mile’ Rule

In our globalized world, the plethora of culinary choices is a wonderful thing… at least for those in the Global North. A switch to local food might benefit all of us.
Monika Kucia
Liberal and Puritan
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Liberal and Puritan

Swedes are well-known across the world for their relaxed attitude to nakedness. Yet, in recent years, the Scandinavian country’s relationship with nudity has become more complex.
Katarzyna Tubylewicz
Five Spring Meditations
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Five Spring Meditations

A psychologist outlines five meditation exercises for the spring months.
Julia E. Wahl
Sometimes It’s Wise to Be Unwise
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Sometimes It’s Wise to Be Unwise

Social psychologist Wiesław Łukaszewski talks about the follies of egoism, the empathy of animal lovers, and the pleasure in behaving unwisely.
Katarzyna Sroczyńska
The World’s Oldest Doctor
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The World’s Oldest Doctor

The efficacy of medical treatments can be influenced by many factors. Our correspondent details the success of the placebo effect, and the importance of double-blinding.
January Weiner
Foraging for Forgotten Foods
Soul + Body
Good Food

Foraging for Forgotten Foods

Cultural historian Jarosław Dumanowski talks with Magdalena Kasprzyk-Chevriaux about maintaining nutritional knowledge and the importance of our culinary roots.
Jarosław Dumanowski, Magdalena Kasprzyk-Chevriaux