How Our Social Emotions Laid the Foundation for Functioning Societies

How Our Social Emotions Laid the Foundation for Functioning Societies

Leonard Mlodinow Considers the Purpose of Shame, Admiration, Jealousy and More

By Leonard Mlodinow | January 12, 2022

The Disorientation and Relief of Owning My Submissiveness

The Disorientation and Relief of Owning My Submissiveness

Rachel Krantz, author of Open, on the Power of “Daddy”

By Rachel Krantz | January 10, 2022

The 6 Self-Help Books That Changed My Life

The 6 Self-Help Books That Changed My Life

Radhika Sanghani Recommends Uplifting Reads

By Radhika Sanghani | January 10, 2022

How Dreams Have Shaped the Evolution of Humanity

How Dreams Have Shaped the Evolution of Humanity

Sidarta Ribeiro Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | January 6, 2022

Why Do We Need Sleep? A History

Why Do We Need Sleep? A History

James Goodwin on the Physiological Underpinnings of the Body’s Need to Reset

By James Goodwin | January 6, 2022

Leonard Mlodinow on the Science of Feelings

Leonard Mlodinow on the Science of Feelings

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 6, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Silver Book
  • The Land in Winter
  • Evensong
  • Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime
  • The History of Money: A Story of Humanity
  • The American Revolution: An Intimate History

On the Surprising Link Between Physical Strength and a Healthy Brain

By Caroline Williams | January 5, 2022

Demystifying Absentmindedness with Lisa Genova’s Remember

By Book Dreams | December 16, 2021

How a Sense of Awe Can Ignite Creativity

By Emily Willingham | December 15, 2021

Understanding the Universe: A Conversation with Astronomer Emily Levesque

Understanding the Universe: A Conversation with Astronomer Emily Levesque

This Week on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | December 9, 2021

In Praise of the (Almost) Supernatural Power of Volcanoes

In Praise of the (Almost) Supernatural Power of Volcanoes

Robin George Andrews Thinks Lava Needs Better PR

By Robin George Andrews | December 2, 2021

The Italian Electrical Scientist Who (May Have) Inspired <em>Frankenstein</em>

The Italian Electrical Scientist Who (May Have) Inspired Frankenstein

Timothy Jorgensen on Giovanni Aldini

By Timothy J. Jorgensen | November 30, 2021

Richard Rhodes and E.O. WIilson on Ants and Life on Earth

Richard Rhodes and E.O. WIilson on Ants and Life on Earth

This Week on the Radio Open Source Podcast

By Open Source | November 24, 2021

Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

Jonathan Gottschall on the Human Need To Silence Your Inner Voice

By Jonathan Gottschall | November 24, 2021

Strange Mechanisms: How, Exactly, Do We Breathe?

Strange Mechanisms: How, Exactly, Do We Breathe?

MeiLan K. Han on the Mind-Boggling Complexity of Respiration

By MeiLan K. Han, MD | November 23, 2021

What I Learned About Myself and the Natural World by Swimming with Sharks

What I Learned About Myself and the Natural World by Swimming with Sharks

Ross Frylinck on the Mysterious Allure of Marine Life

By Ross Frylinck | November 19, 2021

Page 23 of 48

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member