Steven Hassan, PhD, is one of the leading experts on cults and undue influence in the world. A former member of the... more
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“I do feel we have an obligation to speak up,” Alexandra Stein, PhD said on this episode of Cult Conversations:... more
Cult survivors often have the instinct to want to save as many people as possible from the cult they survived.... more
For many, practices like meditation and yoga are among the most thrilling avenues for deepening spiritual awareness. At their best,... more
Those who have experienced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) will often report the profoundly painful... more
Power can be rapidly stripped away from individuals, or it can be taken away layer by layer. Not everyone makes... more
“How did I get to the point where I am upset with this current administration?” Joe Szimhart asks at the... more
Marietje Schaake is a Fellow at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center and Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. As a... more
Elon Musk, a corporate billionaire and private naturalized American citizen born in South Africa, has taken an extraordinary amount of... more
Kate Woodsome is the founder of The Invisible Threads Project, which studies the relationship between mental health and democracy. We... more
Kristofer Goldsmith is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit group Task Force Butler Institute, which trains veterans in research... more