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7 Facts About Ramadan—Islam’s Holiest Month Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims across the globe fast during the hours of daylight every single day. In 2025, Ramadan is expected to begin on the evening of Friday,…

  MLK’s ‘beloved community’ has inspired social justice work for decades − what did he mean? Published: January 16, 2025 1:55pm EST Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law, many Americans have observed …

Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow Creative flow involves relaxing one’s focus or conscious control, new study finds. Sean Gladwell/Moment Collection via Getty Images…

Rituals that resonate: 10 ways to make Christmas really meaningful to you Words by Isobel Lewis December 10, 2024 From singing in community to baking it until you make it, here are some suggestions for how to imbue your festive season with meaning…

Election Grief Is Real. Here’s How to Cope https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/election-grief-is-real-heres… Understanding the psychology of ambiguous loss can help people struggling with grief and depression in the wake of the 2024 election…

A controlled scary experience can leave you exhilarated and relaxed afterward.  grem lin/E+ via Getty Images Some people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology Fall for me as a teenager meant football games,…

Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change   Fishermen on Mayotte, where the local Maore language has no words to easily translate ‘climate change.’ Mwanasimba via…

The French baron who revived the Olympics believed they were more than sport – they were a religion of perfection and peace Published: August 2, 2024 8:36am EDT Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, always envisioned the Games as much…

What is love? A philosopher explains it’s not a choice or a feeling − it’s a practice Published: July 29, 2024 8:45am EDT Republished from “The Conversation” who believes in the free flow of information Republish our articles for free, online or in…

In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance A stained-glass window that was part of a church shows a dark-skinned Jesus, which was unusual at the time. …