Amy Jones 6/10/11 Amy Jones 6/10/11 the world’s first ever marathon nude LSD-fuelled psychotherapy session for criminal psychopaths: an excerpt from journalist Jon Ronson’s new book Read More Amy Jones 6/10/11 Amy Jones 6/10/11 does empathy have a mute button?: empathy and neuroscience in Scientific American Read More Amy Jones 6/10/11 Amy Jones 6/10/11 Happiness defined (again): feel good, get interested, have friends, make meaning, get something done Read More Amy Jones 6/5/11 Amy Jones 6/5/11 “stress that doesn’t pay”: the psychological and physical dangers of commuting in Slate Read More Amy Jones 6/5/11 Amy Jones 6/5/11 cobbling together the DSM-V: the debate and discarding of Parental Alienation Syndrome in Slate Read More Amy Jones 6/1/11 Amy Jones 6/1/11 the New York Times reports on the emerging difficulty of finding a male psychotherapist Read More Amy Jones 6/1/11 Amy Jones 6/1/11 “Ridiculously compelling”: Four-year-old Canadian twins with potentially linked brain structure deemed “incomparable resource for neuroscientists interested in tracing neural pathways, in the malleability of the brain and in the construction of the self” in the New York Times. Maggie Taylor, The Rehearsal, 2008 Read More Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11 is he a good person?: a new book about the fluidity of character Read More Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11 can we be too happy? photo: Pakayla Rae Biehn Read More Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11 they think they still care: jonah lehrer on the myopia of power Read More Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11 are people with poor memories more vulnerable to depression? Read More Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11 do you have ADHD? Herbert Matter, Hands in Movement, 1937 Read More Amy Jones 5/1/11 Amy Jones 5/1/11 the memory palace: a daughter’s memoir of schizophrenia reviewed in the NYT Read More Amy Jones 5/1/11 Amy Jones 5/1/11 only connect!: humanity, the internet, and our nervous systems in Seed Read More Amy Jones 5/1/11 Amy Jones 5/1/11 commander vs. explorer?: men, women, and ambiguity in The Atlantic Read More Amy Jones 4/26/11 Amy Jones 4/26/11 the sound and the fury: a new book on what it actually means to be annoyed Read More Amy Jones 4/26/11 Amy Jones 4/26/11 what happened to the “us” in music? the analysis of lyrics in today’s popular music reflects the narcissistic reputation of today’s adolescents in the NYT Read More Amy Jones 4/24/11 Amy Jones 4/24/11 Joy and woe are woven fine. -William Blake The Atlantic’s fascinating glimpse into the much-publicized longitudinal study of the physical and mental health of 268 male Harvard students initiated in 1937 and still going strong. Read More Amy Jones 4/22/11 Amy Jones 4/22/11 Seed magazine asks eleven leading scientists what they most need us to know. Read More Amy Jones 4/22/11 Amy Jones 4/22/11 In the early ’70s, Allen found a Tibetan Buddhist teacher named Chögyam Trungpa, and one of the first things that Trungpa asked him was, “Do you even know what you’re doing when you’re chanting mantras in front of these huge audiences?” Trungpa warned Allen that he was getting his readers high — but then what? He was leaving them high and dry. Trungpa had his own problems, but he stressed to Allen the importance of having a stable, regular meditation practice. You’re not looking to get high, you’re not looking to avoid getting low, you’re just putting your ass in a chair and breathing, and watching what’s happening — and whatever’s happening isthe meditation. That turns out to be of more lasting benefit than grasping after states of transcendence and bliss. -excerpt from interview between Steve Silberman and Peter Connors about his book White Hand Society: The Psychedelic Partnership Between Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Amy Jones 6/10/11 Amy Jones 6/10/11 the world’s first ever marathon nude LSD-fuelled psychotherapy session for criminal psychopaths: an excerpt from journalist Jon Ronson’s new book Read More
Amy Jones 6/10/11 Amy Jones 6/10/11 does empathy have a mute button?: empathy and neuroscience in Scientific American Read More
Amy Jones 6/10/11 Amy Jones 6/10/11 Happiness defined (again): feel good, get interested, have friends, make meaning, get something done Read More
Amy Jones 6/5/11 Amy Jones 6/5/11 “stress that doesn’t pay”: the psychological and physical dangers of commuting in Slate Read More
Amy Jones 6/5/11 Amy Jones 6/5/11 cobbling together the DSM-V: the debate and discarding of Parental Alienation Syndrome in Slate Read More
Amy Jones 6/1/11 Amy Jones 6/1/11 the New York Times reports on the emerging difficulty of finding a male psychotherapist Read More
Amy Jones 6/1/11 Amy Jones 6/1/11 “Ridiculously compelling”: Four-year-old Canadian twins with potentially linked brain structure deemed “incomparable resource for neuroscientists interested in tracing neural pathways, in the malleability of the brain and in the construction of the self” in the New York Times. Maggie Taylor, The Rehearsal, 2008 Read More
Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11 is he a good person?: a new book about the fluidity of character Read More
Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11 they think they still care: jonah lehrer on the myopia of power Read More
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Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11 do you have ADHD? Herbert Matter, Hands in Movement, 1937 Read More
Amy Jones 5/1/11 Amy Jones 5/1/11 the memory palace: a daughter’s memoir of schizophrenia reviewed in the NYT Read More
Amy Jones 5/1/11 Amy Jones 5/1/11 only connect!: humanity, the internet, and our nervous systems in Seed Read More
Amy Jones 5/1/11 Amy Jones 5/1/11 commander vs. explorer?: men, women, and ambiguity in The Atlantic Read More
Amy Jones 4/26/11 Amy Jones 4/26/11 the sound and the fury: a new book on what it actually means to be annoyed Read More
Amy Jones 4/26/11 Amy Jones 4/26/11 what happened to the “us” in music? the analysis of lyrics in today’s popular music reflects the narcissistic reputation of today’s adolescents in the NYT Read More
Amy Jones 4/24/11 Amy Jones 4/24/11 Joy and woe are woven fine. -William Blake The Atlantic’s fascinating glimpse into the much-publicized longitudinal study of the physical and mental health of 268 male Harvard students initiated in 1937 and still going strong. Read More
Amy Jones 4/22/11 Amy Jones 4/22/11 Seed magazine asks eleven leading scientists what they most need us to know. Read More
Amy Jones 4/22/11 Amy Jones 4/22/11 In the early ’70s, Allen found a Tibetan Buddhist teacher named Chögyam Trungpa, and one of the first things that Trungpa asked him was, “Do you even know what you’re doing when you’re chanting mantras in front of these huge audiences?” Trungpa warned Allen that he was getting his readers high — but then what? He was leaving them high and dry. Trungpa had his own problems, but he stressed to Allen the importance of having a stable, regular meditation practice. You’re not looking to get high, you’re not looking to avoid getting low, you’re just putting your ass in a chair and breathing, and watching what’s happening — and whatever’s happening isthe meditation. That turns out to be of more lasting benefit than grasping after states of transcendence and bliss. -excerpt from interview between Steve Silberman and Peter Connors about his book White Hand Society: The Psychedelic Partnership Between Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg Read More