Ludwig was a Jew who fled to the United States during World War II. He was also an economist, a professor, and a husband. Passing away before his wife, his widow Margit quoted a passage that he had written about a friend to describe her husband’s personality: “His most eminent qualities were his inflexible honesty,…

A woman who faced hardship and turned it into something beautiful. From losing her dad at 8 months to her mom to a mental institution at age 5, these were just a few of the losses she experience in her life. She shares her experience with loss in one of the most iconic english villanelles,…

What do you do for work? “I research the social organization of gelada baboons.” Conversation starter reached elite levels. From his research on baboons, Robin Dunbar proposed that the brain size of primates correlates with the number of meaningful, mutually invested relationships they can maintain. He extends that thinking to humans, proposing that around 150…

In 9 minutes you can’t drive very far. It’s barely enough time to warm up your car. But in that time the heart reflects, and dwells on the precious memories it collects.

It’s an excuse. And a good one. A holiday to show appreciation. A holiday to give thanks.