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What masculinity means in the 21st century.

Aging
Some Appreciate Aging: The Boss Mourns the Glory Days

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on January 27, 2025

Growing old is like migrating to a new world—one has to learn a fresh skill set to navigate there successfully. It is the world of the younger and accelerating fast.

Growing old is like migrating to a new world—one has to learn a fresh skill set to navigate there successfully. It is the world of the younger and accelerating fast.

Dementia
Growing Old Is Difficult: Time Is Against Us

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on January 27, 2025

Aging is a social process as well as a biological one, and we have to figure out ways to cope with our greying and the greying of society and the speed of change.

Aging is a social process as well as a biological one, and we have to figure out ways to cope with our greying and the greying of society and the speed of change.

Environment
The Joy of Gardening: The Value of Reconnecting With Nature

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on May 30, 2024

Personal Perspective: Gardening is a chore and a delight, putting us in touch with nature in its myriad forms of life and death.

Personal Perspective: Gardening is a chore and a delight, putting us in touch with nature in its myriad forms of life and death.

Loneliness
On Solitude: Why We Need It

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on January 15, 2024

Solitude, the capacity to be contentedly alone with oneself, is necessary for sound mental health and essential for the pursuit of creative work, hobbies, solo sports, and prayer.

Solitude, the capacity to be contentedly alone with oneself, is necessary for sound mental health and essential for the pursuit of creative work, hobbies, solo sports, and prayer.

Loneliness
The Pandemic Exacerbated an Epidemic of Loneliness

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on January 8, 2024

Loneliness was thought of as a personal problem. However, it is an epidemic with high mortality and economic costs requiring intervention by governments and other stakeholders.

Loneliness was thought of as a personal problem. However, it is an epidemic with high mortality and economic costs requiring intervention by governments and other stakeholders.

Career
Growing Old Is Easy: Time Does All the Work

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on November 1, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Aging is for everyone, and it is best to be prepared. The physical and cognitive aspects can mostly be alleviated for happier aging.

A Personal Perspective: Aging is for everyone, and it is best to be prepared. The physical and cognitive aspects can mostly be alleviated for happier aging.

Body Language
The Face: An Owner's Guide

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on September 8, 2023

Our faces say who we are and symbolize us. They are also expressive of our emotions. Their importance is evident in our investment of $16.7 billion in cosmetic procedures.

Our faces say who we are and symbolize us. They are also expressive of our emotions. Their importance is evident in our investment of $16.7 billion in cosmetic procedures.

Body Image
The Psychology of Ears and Hearing

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on August 6, 2023

Ears receive little attention, despite their psychological and social significance.

Ears receive little attention, despite their psychological and social significance.

Friends
Why We Need Friendship

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on May 23, 2023

We all need our friends. How much do you appreciate them?

We all need our friends. How much do you appreciate them?

Resilience
The Joy of Losing

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on February 7, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Winning is everything in today's world, but we all lose sometimes. Here are various options on how to cope with losing. Note: winning isn't everything.

A Personal Perspective: Winning is everything in today's world, but we all lose sometimes. Here are various options on how to cope with losing. Note: winning isn't everything.

Wisdom
Not Everyone Believes the Law Delivers Justice

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on September 13, 2022

What do you think of the law? Do you respect it, even if it discriminates against you by race, gender, faith, class, or some combination?

What do you think of the law? Do you respect it, even if it discriminates against you by race, gender, faith, class, or some combination?

Identity
Ears Are for More Than Just Hearing

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on June 19, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Rethinking the value of ears would be much appreciated by the ears themselves.

A Personal Perspective: Rethinking the value of ears would be much appreciated by the ears themselves.

Alcoholism
Lifestyles and Deathstyles: Why We Hurry Death Along

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on August 2, 2021

Life will eventually kill all of us. That's biology. Sometimes we hurry things along and accelerate the process.

Life will eventually kill all of us. That's biology. Sometimes we hurry things along and accelerate the process.

Religion
Do You Feel Lucky?

Anthony Synnott Ph.D. on July 12, 2021

How has luck affected your life, the good and the bad?

How has luck affected your life, the good and the bad?

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