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Our earliest experiences—roughly the first five to seven years of our life—have a profound effect on us because they are our first experiences. It’s like we’re born with a blank slate, and these ...

This post is Part 2 of a two-post series. Part 1, "The 7 Most Common Unhealthy Narratives in Children," can be found here. Given all the possible, unhealthy narratives children can develop, what can ...

Joan Didion opens The White Album with the famous line “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” This statement reflects her view that humans rely on narratives to make sense of life’s chaotic, ...

Dear Readers, Suggested Reading 13 Black Celebs Who Prove That Financial Literacy Is Key to Success New Witness Breaks Silence On That Solange and Jay-Z Elevator Fight The Shocking, Interesting ...

Narratives are an essential prerequisite to social change. The stories we see in the media and in content shared, both online and off, influence how society perceives, interacts with, and ultimately ...

We are all shaped by stories. But we are not all aware of how much we are influenced by dominant narratives—or who holds the privilege of producing and disseminating them. Philanthropy has long ...

Powerful actors, governments, and corporations are actively shaping narratives about artificial intelligence (AI) to advance competing visions of society and governance. These narratives help ...

Most people know George Lucas as the writer-director of the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as a producer of many films and series that make up the franchise’s extended universe. In recent years, ...

After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, we see many people slotting the event into their preferred us-versus-them narratives. For example, many Trump supporters fit this event into a ...