A novel theory of mental disorders
“Two scientists, drawing on their own powers of observation and a creative reading of recent genetic findings, have published a sweeping theory of brain development that would change the way mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia are understood.” (Source: New York Times)
Dr. Bernard Crespi, a biologist at Simon Fraser University, and Christopher Badcock, a sociologist at London School of Economics, propose that an evolutionary tug of war between genes can influence brain development. (more…)
Swami Maheshananda Saraswati is an eminent yoga teacher who has devoted nearly two decades to learning and teaching the philosophical and practical aspects of Yoga and Tantra.
In the second of a three-week series, From Compassion to Action, we talk with some of the volunteers who are making a difference in our community about their experiences, thoughts, and observations. We’re joined by Canadian Red Cross volunteers Linda Sampson and Jennifer Jenkins and by Habitat for Humanity volunteer Jim Eagles.
The men’s movement, and its North American rise in the 1990s, is closely linked with poet Robert Bly’s book Iron John. Bly said in 1991 that he’d at first thought, “My male side was developed, and my feminine side was not developed…. [But] what I developed is the shallow form of the masculine, and what I need now is to develop the deeper form of the masculine….” What is currently happening among men in our society? What are the challenges? What is being learned?
As national volunteer week approaches, we focus on volunteerism…and speak with organizers and some of the volunteers in our community. What is the reality? What are the hopes? What are the trends? 