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Positive and negative freedom – who is freer

We often think that freedom means acting without restrictions. But since one person's freedom can influence another's, unrestricted action usually creates problems. To prevent this, we create rules. Philosopher Isaiah Berlin went a step further and distinguished two types of freedom: negative freedo

5 Ways Positivity Can Hurt Your Mental Health

Generally, there is nothing wrong with having a sunny disposition towards life. It's admirable to look at the bright side of things. However, positivity must be genuine. Not a forced outlook. Toxic positivity can disguise itself as well-meaning comments or suggestions like “You’ll get over it!” or “

Should We Have a New Human Right to Freedom From Work?

For more Science Videos: https://lt.org/ * The importance of the human right to work is recognized by its inclusion in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this video, NICOLAS BUENO proposes that we reflect on its necessity and reimagine it as something more ambitious, as a new human right

Counter-Power - Best of Freedom of Information

Is more information really the solution? Whether Jens Spahn, Philipp Amthor or Friedrich Merz - they all openly say what they are up to and make no secret of their connections to the Trump administration, billionaires and the fossil fuel lobby. What is the point of transparency in times of authorita

Positive psychology (Part 7) - Intuition

Scientific studies show that there is a basis for intuition - it's not something imaginary. There may be a vaster intelligence available to us if we listened to it. Although intelligence as we know it, is "measured" by psychometric tests, that may just be one small part of the story. We're all fam