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How to cultivate compassion

2026-08-06 18:01:00

Photo of a person feeding cats on a tree-lined path, with green hedges and shadows cast by the afternoon sun.

More than a moral good, practicing compassion on a daily basis can make us more resilient, happier and healthier people

- Video by Dr Tracey Marks

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Mother Teresa was virtuous, but she was wrong about virtue

2026-08-06 18:00:00

Photo of a nun in a hospital ward walking between patients lying on beds lined up against the walls, with light from windows.

There’s more to virtue than how we treat other individuals. ‘Structure-facing virtues’ tie the personal to the big picture

- by Michael Brownstein & Alex Madva

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Climbing gives me a break from my brain

2026-08-06 18:00:00

A person climbing a colourful indoor rock wall with various holds and ropes visible.

When I took up indoor climbing, I didn’t anticipate the special appeal it held for someone with ADHD

- by Alizeh Kohari

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How to enter a state of flow

2026-08-05 18:00:00

Hands shaping clay on a spinning pottery wheel, with a tool used for carving.

That moment of sweet immersion in the task at hand: that’s flow. With some strategy, you can experience it more often

- by Susan A Jackson

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Free-range fraud

2026-08-04 18:00:00

A drive-thru window with a hand passing a paper bag to a car by a purple wall.

An animal rights group offered a rare job opportunity. How hard could it be to play along?

- by Evan E Lambert

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Teddy

2026-08-03 18:01:00

Photo of a man in a black cap holding a baby in white, with a blue cap, sitting on a grey couch against a blue wall.

As a security guard and childbirth doula, Teddy challenges stereotypes of masculinity with knowledge, calm and care

- Directed by Lauren Santucci

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