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12 results for "Jon Kabat-Zinn"
X_1_23 — Meditation Neuroscience
Meditation neuroscience — the scientific study of how contemplative practices alter brain structure and function — has undergone explosive growth since the early 2000s, moving from a fringe topic to a rigorous subfield o
ZH_2_05 — Japanese and Korean Astronomical Traditions
The astronomical traditions of Japan and Korea developed in close dialogue with Chinese astronomy — but were far from mere copies. Both civilizations adapted Chinese astronomical models, instruments, and calendrical meth
ZH_1_07 — Antikythera Mechanism: World's First Astronomical Computer
The Antikythera mechanism is a corroded mass of bronze gears and inscribed plates recovered in 1901 from an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, dated to approximately 60–70 BCE (though the mechanism it
C_1_05 — Dying-and-Rising Deity Pattern
This document examines Dying-and-Rising Deity Pattern, a topic within the Global Traditions research area. Key areas of investigation include Frazer's Original Formulation, The Critical Counter-Argument: Jonathan Z. Smit
ZG_5_04 — Writing System Reform: Simplified Chinese, Turkish Latin, Hangul
Writing system reforms — deliberate, planned changes to a language's script, orthography, or writing conventions — represent some of the most dramatic and consequential acts of language planning in history. Three landmar
ZC_1_19 — Moral Psychology
Moral psychology — the scientific study of how humans develop, experience, and exercise moral judgment — has undergone a revolution since the early 2000s, shifting from Lawrence Kohlberg's rationalist stage theory (1958–
ZC_1_02 — Cult Psychology — Manipulation, Totalism, and Recovery
Cult psychology examines how high-demand groups employ systematic influence techniques to recruit, retain, and control members. Key frameworks include Robert Jay Lifton's eight criteria of thought reform, Steven Hassan's
Y_5_04 — Anomalous Human Abilities — Yogic Siddhis, Firewalking, and Extreme Performance
Human cultures have long documented individuals who demonstrate extraordinary physical and mental abilities that challenge conventional understanding of human limits. This document surveys the full spectrum, from well-do
Y_3_02 — Meditation, Neuroplasticity, and Contemplative Neuroscience
Meditation — the systematic training of attention and awareness — has been practiced for at least 3,000-5,000 years (earliest evidence: Indus Valley seal of a seated figure in meditation posture, ~2600 BCE; earliest text
ZE_1_10 — Moral Psychology and Development
Moral psychology investigates how humans actually make moral judgments, develop moral capacities, and experience moral emotions — bridging empirical research and philosophical ethics. Developmental approaches: Jean Piage
N_4_10 — Aum Shinrikyo and Destructive Cults
Destructive cults — organizations that combine charismatic authoritarian leadership, coercive psychological control, and totalistic ideology in ways that cause measurable harm to members and/or the public — represent the
V_2_02 — Topology & Knot Theory: Celtic Knots to DNA
Topology — the study of properties preserved under continuous deformation (stretching, bending, but not tearing or gluing) — originated with Euler's solution to the Königsberg bridge problem (1736) and evolved into one o
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