Mindful of oneself (David Robson, BBC Worklife)
How mindfulness may serve to increase one's self-preoccupation.
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09, 2021
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08, 2021
Olympic training, old and new (Richard Fisher, BBC Future)
Understanding the virtues of ancient Greek Olympic training.
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07, 2021
Up A Tree
Feeling rooted in a time of fragmentation.
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07, 2021
Selling stress-relief (Ellen Byron, Wall Street Journal)
Companies offer consumers more products promoting wellness.
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06, 2021
Contesting Care: 30th June – 1st July
A two-day online conference about the emergent global condition of care.
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05, 2021
Write it out
Learning about words, and life, from writing and copying long-hand.
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05, 2021
Active humanities in health care (Humanities Institute, Penn State University)
How the pandemic summons the need for humanities in health care
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04, 2021
Medicine in crisis (Molly Worthen, New York Times)
That the pandemic should usher in a deepening interest in medical humanities.
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04, 2021
History, health, and the business of philanthropy
A lecture on the ways history affects philanthropy's mission for global health.
2
04, 2021
Metaphors and myths for the Covid-Era (Maria Giulia Marini, Medicina Narrativa ISTUD)
How metaphors and myths shape our experiences with Covid-19.