Can you debate without winners and losers?
The Guardian author Adam Grant described how getting into intellectual sparring with a friend brought them closer. My take on his advice, …
Your Body, Your Decision: Eating and Masking During Winter Holidays
Thanksgiving and Halloween have passed. I find myself in the middle of National Eating Season.* Here come the mixed messages about all …
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 …
Personal space and knowing when you are being bullied
Everyone has a personal space, an instinctive protective zone. We’re always jostling to maintain our own space and to navigate around others’, …
How to talk about gun safety
Step one: Say “gun safety.” There is no benefit to be having a rights discussion when people can legally get semi-automatic weapons, …