Archive for January 2024
Beware the Deception: How to Tell Conspiracy Theories and Paranoid Delusions Apart
Pizzagate, QAnon, Anti-Vaxers, Deep State, and Stolen Elections are just some of the best-known conspiracy theories today. Taken at face value, each professes a set of debunked beliefs that many have thought of as delusional. Conspiracy theories are neither new nor rare. In his 2021 book The Delusions of Crowds, William J. Bernstein chronicled the…
Read MoreAll the Lonely People: Understanding Loneliness and What To Do About It
The waning hours of daylight and the graying of our winter landscape made me curious about loneliness. Last year, loneliness was recognized as a public health problem. In his sweeping report, Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy discussed the nature of loneliness and related concepts, its prevalence, causes, effects, and potential solutions to feelings of disconnection,…
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