ngaging with art is essential to the human experience. Almost as soon as motor skills are developed, children communicate through artistic expression. The arts challenge us with different points of view, compel us to empathize with “others,” and give us the opportunity to reflect on the human condition. Empirical evidence supports these claims: Among adults, arts participation is related to behaviors that contribute to the health of civil society, such as increased civic engagement, greater social tolerance, and reductions in other-regarding behavior.

Consider what happened in 2009, the most recent time the world mobilized to produce vaccines to stop a pandemic.

with 27 vaccines already in human trials.

For a whole hour I did not move a muscle, and in the meantime I did not hear him lie down.

It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed. Ha! — would a madman have been so wise as this?

I’ve come across many parents convinced their children are “addicted” to their phones.

Addiction is a pathology. It is not simply liking something a lot.

While a reassessment of the role our gadgets play in our lives is healthy, many people are buying into a self-defeating fallacy that ironically makes it harder to dial back.

The table below should make it easier for you to find these words or phrases.

Remember we’re all on the same team. 

Students assigned to the online option also rated their class as more difficult than did their peers assigned to the face-to-face option.