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Reports and responses from guest bloggers.

Persuasion
Is Putin Beyond Influence?

Guest Blogger on March 14, 2022

Putin's immersion in ideology that has a certain collective currency provides self-justification that makes his behavior resistant to influence. By Robert Jay Lifton, M.D.

Putin's immersion in ideology that has a certain collective currency provides self-justification that makes his behavior resistant to influence. By Robert Jay Lifton, M.D.

Health
Facing Down a Mental Health Crisis

Guest Blogger on January 15, 2021

The pandemic has only exacerbated an already-existing mental health crisis. How can government leaders, clinicians, and community members better serve those in need?

The pandemic has only exacerbated an already-existing mental health crisis. How can government leaders, clinicians, and community members better serve those in need?

Stress
The Other Pandemic

Guest Blogger on October 15, 2020

There are two pandemics—the one you hear about and the one parents of special-needs children are experiencing.

There are two pandemics—the one you hear about and the one parents of special-needs children are experiencing.

Personality
Oh No!—I Thought I Was a Libra

Guest Blogger on May 9, 2020

A report from the science of astronomy forces a realization that so much about personality is really a matter of choice, not destiny.

A report from the science of astronomy forces a realization that so much about personality is really a matter of choice, not destiny.

Anxiety
Social Anxiety in the Digital Age

Guest Blogger on February 13, 2019

The Internet has changed our social landscape. It only makes sense, then, that social anxiety may also manifest differently in a digital world.

The Internet has changed our social landscape. It only makes sense, then, that social anxiety may also manifest differently in a digital world.

Adolescence
Dispatches from Sophomore Island

Guest Blogger on March 27, 2018

Sophomore year is a confusing, undefined moment in a student's high school career with particular emotional and social struggles. With the right tools, parents can help.

Sophomore year is a confusing, undefined moment in a student's high school career with particular emotional and social struggles. With the right tools, parents can help.

Bipolar Disorder
The Triumph of Manic Mather

Guest Blogger on March 27, 2018

Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service, kept his bipolar disorder from public view and succeeded in spite of his challenges.

Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service, kept his bipolar disorder from public view and succeeded in spite of his challenges.