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COMMENT: Mystery of How Social Isolation Messes with Brain Solved | LiveScience

Mystery of How Social Isolation Messes with Brain Solved | LiveScience. by Stephanie Pappas – LiveScience Senior Writer – September 13, 2012 Just a few comments and observations on the above LiveScience article by Stephanie Pappas. I found this article interesting because in many ways it describes research that is, in effect, replicating the controversial […]

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Don’t Be Found Dumb Over Moral (Attachment) Dumbfounding (part III)

Welcome to part III of this three-part series wherein we will consider the practical application of looking at such topics as moral dumbfounding and moral modules. We’ll also look at how these practical applications potentially affect philanthropy. One of the biggest focus areas now for philanthropy centers on returning vets, veterans returning from the conflicts in […]

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Don’t Be Found Dumb Over Moral (Attachment) Dumbfounding (part II)

Welcome to part II of a three-part series on the subjects of moral (attachment) dumbfounding and moral modules. We left off part I with a reading of a moral narrative used by Dr. Haidt in his research. Please refer back to part I if you need to refresh your memory concerning this moral narrative. OK, […]

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Don’t Be Found Dumb Over Moral (Attachment) Dumbfounding (part I)

Welcome to part I of a three-part series on the topics of moral (attachment) dumbfounding and moral modules. Lets get started. I recently finished reading psychology professor Jonathan Haidt’s 2012 book entitled The Righteous Mind—Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. I appreciated Haidt’s observation that there are essentially six moral modules that […]

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Association of Small Foundations (ASF) “Adapts” With New WordPress Blog

It’s WWII. Bombs are dropping on cities in the UK. The British government decides to implement a public health policy. Children (and some adults) living in the cities would be evacuated to the countryside. Where possible children would be evacuated to family members: aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. If need be they would be evacuated to […]

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