Laughter is mediated strongly by social context: we are 30 times more likely to laugh if we are with someone else than if we are on our o...

Twenty years ago, on this day—26 November 2005—I posted the first essay on this blog. Today's post is the 647th essay (and the first one...

The evolution of the Heart Sutra has been largely obscured by the historically dominant narratives and by the reluctance of Buddhist Studies...