We often believe that the very worst and most immature thing to do might be to cry about our sorrows. In fact, the ability to go off for a while and have a very intense cry about how awful everything is is in fact a crucial bit of wisdom – and a very adult move as well. Being a crybaby isn’t just something children should be afraid of being called, it’s something every adult should be proud to remember about themselves.
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Dean Furness To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others
Poet Ali The language of being human
You speak far more languages than you realize, says Poet Ali. In a profound talk, he reveals how the idea of “language” goes far beyond a lexicon of words, communicating universal experiences like love, laughter and loneliness — and serving as a portal to cultures, feelings and thoughts that unite us all.
Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson:Which is better? Soap or hand sanitizer?
Your hands, up close, are anything but smooth. With peaks and valleys, folds and rifts, there are plenty of hiding places for a virus to stick. If you then touch your face, the virus can infect you. But there are two extraordinarily simple ways you can keep that from happening: soap and water, and hand sanitizer. So which is better? Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson investigate. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson].
Kade Crockford: How face surveillance threatens your privacy and freedom
I Am NOT My Body!
We’re always being told that we should make peace with how we look; but why? We never chose our bodies and nor should we necessarily be forced to identify with them. They’re like a random taxi we were shoved into at birth. We’ve been forced to play the facial lottery and most of us are deeply unhappy with the results – and should in our own ways be allowed to be.