Tag neuroscience

February 6, 2012
in Philosophy, Psychology, Social Science

Feeling Happy Today?

February 6, 2012
in Philosophy, Psychology, Social Science

Follow @yaleSCIbooks How are you? It’s a question we are constantly asking—on the sidewalk, over the copier, at the dinner table. Almost invariably the answer is noncommittal. “Fine.” “Okay.” “I’m doing well.” What about “happy”? Happiness is hard to talk about—not least because we have so many definitions of what

October 3, 2011
in Psychology, Science, Social Science

Lest We Forget: The Evolution of Dignity

October 3, 2011
in Psychology, Science, Social Science

Follow @yaleSCIbooks Sarah Underwood— For ninety-five percent of human’s existence on earth, people generally respected each other’s dignity. As hunter-gatherers, humans had to protect themselves from wild animals and the elements. It made little sense for others of our own species to become extra enemies. For the last five percent