The phrase "the human condition" has always fascinated me. It was coined in 1958 by the political thinker Hanna Arendt, and summarizes for me the complexities, and both the rewarding and difficult ...

“Willful waste makes woeful want” is a phrase that my family said and lived by in the 1950s. I have trouble throwing away rubber bands and paper clips because my father saved them. “A penny saved is a ...

Albany painter Brian Cirmo reflects on the human condition; animator/podcaster Evens Angulo-Duvil shares “The Aura of Upstate”; and Reality Distortion performs. AHA! A House for Arts is available to ...

Great writers, across genres, are often likened to psychologists in their ability to understand the complexity of human emotions, motivations, and behavior. A new graduate program at the Woods College ...

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This volume is based on the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, “The Human Condition,” held December 11-12, 2009, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National ...