To Change Someone’s Beliefs, Resist the Urge to Debunk
Happy Thanksgiving. Good luck to all who travel. Good luck to all who sit through a dinner with people you fundamentally disagree …
Bystander Intervention: On the Airport Shuttle
In an airport that I am unfamiliar with, when I had only half my brain on where I was and where I …
Look for the Helpers–or Be One!
On May first someone had a medical emergency at the Stop N Shop in Somerville, MA. Among the witnesses were two people …
Women’s self-defense, bystander intervention: both needed, but different
With the pandemic came an increasing number of hate crimes, particularly in relation to Asian people (and particularly women). The cluster of …
Crowds
After a year-and-a-half-plus of keeping six feet away from other people, it is hard for me to imagine myself in a deadly …