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Asked and answered in Johann Hari’s Lost Connections. Johann Hari, the New York Times Bestselling author of Chasing The Scream,  has a new book out, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes...READ MORE The post Why Am I So Depressed? appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

What is it like to grow up in a world where truth is the most dangerous enemy? How would you perform in the moments just before your execution? What would...READ MORE The post Tyranny and the Damage to Truth appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

“Metaphysics has been screaming at us.” And Dr. Eben Alexander is listening. While teaching at Harvard University, Dr. Alexander was struck with a severe case of bacterial meningitis, lapsing into...READ MORE The post Would You Like to Understand the Nature of Reality and Never Feel Alone? appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

In conventional terms, Shawn Vij was a huge success. He’d acquired all the sign posts of a wonderful life – higher education, stunning career, beautiful home, family and friends. His...READ MORE The post How to Meet the Dalai Lama appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Marta McDowell’s The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that inspired The Little House Books is her latest in a line of work that explores the links between...READ MORE The post Prairie Days and the True Pioneer Spirit of Laura Ingalls Wilder appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Eric O’Grey is the author of Walking with Peety: The Dog Who Saved My Life. After a tough haul, Eric found his much deserved “normal.” And his journey there is a heartwarming and...READ MORE The post Walking with Peety and Running with Jake appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

What are the signs that suggest my memory problems are not normal? What’s normal, what’s not and what can we do about it? Over 45 million Americans are now over...READ MORE The post Am I losing My Mind and Where Can I Find It? appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Maryn McKenna is an award-winning journalist who specializes in public health and food policy. Which turns out to be a heck of a lot sexier than you may have thought-...READ MORE The post Is Chicken Making Me Sick? appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Utah Poet Laureate, Paisley Rekdal’s most recent work, The Broken Country: On Trauma, Crime and the Continuing Legacy of Vietnam, is an ethical remembering in the sense of French Philosopher, Paul Ricouer. Rekdal...READ MORE The post Can We Prevent Mass Violence by Understanding Motive? appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

When discussing global warming and climate change arguing and trying to convince people of our position rarely if ever works. Our positions often get tangled up with our personal identities. Shared interests...READ MORE The post How to Save Our Planet in Six Acts appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

If you could travel anywhere in time, would you? Should you? How conditioned are we by the science and words around us? And where does our future lie; in front, behind...READ MORE The post If You Think the Space Time Continuum is Real, Clap Your Hands appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Novelist, Diane B. Saxton was a journalist with Vanity Fair, Holiday Magazine, Huffington Post and Greenwich Review, and covered everything from torture victims to psychics, animal rights activists, exotic travel...READ MORE The post The Forces of Nature, Fate, Family and the All Powerful Grace of Art appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

2017 is the 50 year anniversary of the Summer of Love; or is it? There are a number of misconceptions shrouding the history of the Summer of Love and the...READ MORE The post The Hippie Idea from Wavy Gravy to Peter Coyote and the Summer of Love appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Pablo Picasso said, “I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.” And bestselling, author Bernadette Murphy took those words...READ MORE The post A Harley, Mid-Life Crises, Oxytocin and the Fonz appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Are we more connected than we think? Do science and spirituality have more in common than we believe? Can we be happier and more fulfilled by connecting with our life...READ MORE The post Dr. Anna Yusim Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Probably the most important thing to understand about Russia is its end game. Historian and bestselling author, Dr. Simon Sebag Montefiore tells us that Russia’s primary objective is power – with...READ MORE The post What We Need to Know About Russian Power appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Thomas Jefferson writes in the Declaration of Independence, “We let facts speak to a candid world.” But what happens when the world is no longer candid? Is there a contingency...READ MORE The post Can America Find Its Way Back to a Place of Integrity? appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

Let’s start with the landscape… 50% of Americans are taking some kind of medication. Hundreds of thousands of deaths each year occur from adverse drug reactions. Close to $300 billion...READ MORE The post Let’s Draw a Picture of Prescription Drug Use in America Today appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

The one question typically on entrepreneur Ari’s Meisel’s mind is: How to be more efficient and effective? He is constantly looking at how he is doing what he’s doing and then figuring...READ MORE The post Ari Meisel is Changing Your World appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

If there was a morality pill would you take it? Would it be moral to insist it be forced upon others? Are we born moral creatures, or is morality learned?...READ MORE The post Does Morality Have a True North? appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.