Plato Studied in Africa: The Case for Culturally Inclusive Philosophy Angela Roothaan Philosophy, Society & Culture I studied philosophy in the Netherlands in the 80s. Almost no one criticized the western-oriented curriculum. Recently, however, scholars have begun to question how philosophy can leave so many non-western traditions of thought aside.
Lie Down on the Couch, Virtually Phillip Freeman Psychology, Society & Culture Who better than the psychoanalyst to appreciate the liberations and confinements of private, virtual worlds like Second Life? The pathos of simulations that inevitably evoke what these worlds cannot be?
Nervous Before the Big Game? Pump Up The Bass Li Huang Economics, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture Can music actually make us feel more powerful? INSEAD Professor of Organizational Behavior, Li Huang, examines music’s psychological and creative effects.
Why Do We Give Students Grades? Benjamin Winterhalter Education, Society & Culture “Grading fails to live up to its own ideals—of providing a valid, measurable, unbiased way of discerning people’s abilities.”
Reporting From the Kingdom: An Interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Karen Elliott House Jayne Amelia Larson Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Government, Society & Culture In this exclusive interview, long-time Wall Street Journal editor and author Karen Elliott House speaks with writer Jayne Amelia Larson on how being a woman gained her unparalleled access to the lives of women in Saudi Arabia. She also provides insights on a life in journalism at a time when women were a relative anomaly in the newsroom.
An “Imminent Cure” for Diabetes? The Real Story Behind the Headlines Wudan Yan Medicine, Science, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture You may have read the recent media stories that a cure for Type I Diabetes is “imminent” and wondered what the buzz was about—is a cure indeed imminent and, if so, what does this mean for modern medicine? Hippo Reads’s Science Correspondent Wudan Yan spoke with Felicia Pagliuca, a postdoc in Melton’s lab, about the work that went into this landmark Harvard study, the importance of collaboration, and where diabetes research will go from here.
Annoying Song Stuck in Your Head and Don’t Know Why? Here’s Your Answer Georgia Floridou Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Ask Me Anything, Psychology, Science, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Ever wondered why you can’t get a commercial jingle out of your head or why some songs are easier on your ears than others? Now you’ve got your answers. We opened the floor to our Hippo readers and in this, our second Ask Me Anything installment, a researcher on music, mind, and brain, Georgia Floridou, takes on your most pressing questions.
