„When I was writing my book about my brother, Boy Alone, I wished I had a story of hope and salvation. It is miracles that sell books. There seems to be an insatiable demand for narratives that end in triumph over an affliction: the cripple walks, the mute speaks, the autistic boy laughs and hugs and cries. We hunger for that uplifting journey, as opposed to the cruel odyssey I had to tell. What did I have to offer? My adult brother, still autistic, still nonverbal, still lost. As much as I hope that all the autistic boys and girls will get better, and as much as I can encourage their families to fight with all the hope they have, I also know that they will not all recover. The boy or girl will grow up, and there won’t be a miracle; instead there will be an effort.“ [#]
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What makes us happy? The project has followed two groups of men for almost seventy years, tracking physical and emotional health, opinions and attitudes, successes and failures, all in the hope of understanding what makes us happy. It weaves the staccato train of numerical data with reflections and insights from the men themselves to attempt the impossible – it hopes to record lives. [#]
Maps of Seven Deadly Sins in America
Beim ersten Versuch 67% mit der Schweinegrippe infiziert.
think having children will make you happy?
Think again, suggests Nattavudh Powdthavee – you’re experiencing a focusing illusion. [#]
kate’s story.
„Kate was the first person in a persistent vegetative state to be given a PET scan. Though physically unresponsive and unable to communicate, the scan showed unexpected brain activity.“ [#]
zu viel besitz.
Everything I have [#]
a day in the life of abbey road.
Blame Ringo: Garble Arch [#]
neu entdeckter tumblr.
Notes on breaking up [#]
grundeinkommen.
Ich habe mir den 100 Minuten langen Film-Essay über das Grundeinkommen angesehen, und möchte ihn an dieser Stelle sehr empfehlen. [#]
neues lesen.
Die aktuelle Ausgabe von „The Psychologist“ kann man vollständig online lesen. Ich war nur wegen eines kleinen Artikels über Autismus drauf gekommen. Der Artikel stellte sich als subinteressant heraus, aber sehr interessant finde ich die Art, wie man die Zeitschrift lesen kann. Wenn sogar der haptische Reiz einer Zeitschrift virtuell erfahrbar wird, ist man wieder einen Schritt weiter beim Abschied von den Printmedien.
how we manage our lives in the face of the unknown.
Introducing Death Into the Science of Love [#]
