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WHAT HUMANS COULD BE

BY SCOTT BARRY KAUFMAN “Perhaps human nature has been sold short….”—Abraham Maslow Toward the end of his life, the humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow was developing new insights into self-actualization – and envisioning an even higher motivation, which he called transcendence. He referred to his theory as “Theory Z“.* To Maslow, “transcenders” are regularly motivated by values and

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THE BIG PICTURE

BY KW JAMIESON Picture a pile of sand, with a steady stream of grains pouring onto it from above. For a long while it will grow, building a largely stable structure, but one which is periodically punctuated by small sand slides rippling down the dune. Eventually, as more sand is added, it will reach a

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How to Overcome Polarization in 5-Minutes

Steve McIntosh’s new video, “How to Overcome Polarization in 5-Minutes,” explains how an understanding of the dynamic behavior of “value polarities” can help ameliorate hyper-partisan political polarization. As we weather this pandemic, social solidarity is crucial. And one way to shore up our solidarity is by taking a new perspective on polarization, which this video

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