In 2018, we wrote about a gorgeous beachside wooden sculpture of a woman opening her heart to Tulum visitors by South African artist Daniel Popper. Since (and before) that time, Popper has been creating larger-than-life, similarly gorgeous interactive giants for festivals all around the world, each one as unique and beautiful as the next. Daniel…
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A Robotic Neck Brace to Help Patients With ALS or Other Neurological Conditions Keep Their Head Upright
Researchers of the ROAR Lab within Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science at Columbia University have build a truly agile and necessary robotic neck brace that assists patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurological conditions to keep their head upright. This very important invention addresses one the most serious physical consequences…
How to Get Through a Panic Attack
The School of Life offers some very insightful (and prescient) advice about coping with panic attacks through a multi-step process. The first step is understanding that a panic attack can happen to anyone at any time. The second step is to go with the fear rather than fighting it, as panic grows exponentially during a…
Situations That Make People Afraid of Being Happy
The School of Life thoughtfully explains the circumstances in which certain people are afraid of being happy. These particular people may even be subject to self-sabotage, shortchanging themselves in career, social and psychological arenas due to the worry of being seen as a failure or even as a traitor in someone else’s eyes. Yet, as…
Dyslexic Man Candidly Explains What Dyslexia Is Like
While visiting New York City, travel vlogger Johnny Harris (previously) very candidly explains what it’s like having dyslexia, using forthright language and real-world examples to define and relate the experience to those who don’t know and/or understand what it’s like. Dyslexia has a lot to do with the term decoding. If you are a human…
The Pros and Cons of Treating Dogs as Fellow Humans
The New Yorker spoke with a number of humans who either live or work with dogs to find out why some treat their canines as fellow humans, while others warned against doing so. The human accompanying Tinkerbell, an anthropomorphized pup who’s become an Instagram star, believes that people are attracted to “Tink” because of her…
How to Ask Another Person for Reassurance Without Appearing to Be Desperate for Their Approval
The School of Life (previously) explains why the very human need for reassurance can also be terrifying and bring about discomfiting abandonment and approval issues that lead to further insecurity. Instead of spiraling into that endless cycle, they suggest reminding yourself that this particular need is a normal part of a loving relationship, without anything…
How Frida Kahlo’s Experience With Disability, Culture and Political Unrest Made Her the Artist That She Was
In a biographical Ted Ed Lesson animated by Ivana Bošnjak and Thomas Johnson, educator Iseult Gillespie talks about the life of legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Gillespie specifically addresses how Kahlo’s experience with disability, a strong sense of culture and the pervasive feeling of political unrest all combined to make Kahlo the unusually talented artist…
