Two people meet, discover an uncommon electricity flowing between them, exhilarate each other into forgetting the abyss that always gapes between one consciousness and another, until one day they realize they are having profoundly different experiences of the same situation and find themselves suddenly hanging from the precipice of the abyss with one hand, sparring over the reality of the situation with the other. What to do? In 1951, as the Cold War was menacing the world with mutually assured destruction, the pioneering psychologist Carl R. Rogers (January 8, 1902–February 4, 1987) addressed the Centennial Conference on Communications at Northwestern… read article

Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss, with existing treatments only able to slow its progression. But now an implant in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses...

A wonder-smitten reminder “that for all the horrible chaos of the contemporary political scene this world is full of kindness.”

Film about five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza leave much of audience and many journalists sobbing A gut-wrenching new film about a five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year received a 23-minute standing ovation after its premiere at the Venice film festival on Wednesday. The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania, had been described by critics as ‘‘the most powerful and urgent entry of this year’s festival”. It left much of the audience and many journalists sobbing as it was screened for the first time. Continue reading...

Those in UK aged 11-17 said seeing a celebrity gambling or advertising it made them want to emulate them, survey finds

Images from Portugal, France, Greece, and other places in the region where a searing heat wave and strong winds have spawned destructive wildfires for the past two weeks. Thousands of firefighters and...