Paul Prather: Resisting binary thinking doesn't mean abandoning values. But it requires us to accept that life exists in a messy middle.

The 'No Kings' protest crowd filled the city plaza in front of the State House as well as the sidewalks on North Main Street in Concord on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor ...

While facilitating a recent strategy session with a leadership team navigating the acceleration of AI, one leader remarked half-joking, “It feels like we’re trying to lead under the constant threat of ...

When conceptualizing misophonia, it helps to shift your thinking away from that which is reductionist. Reductionist thinking may be necessary for scientists to break down that which they seek to ...

America’s deep division just keeps deepening. A new Times/Siena poll shows a stark increase in the number of people who believe our country is too polarized to solve its problems. We may not have ...

We seem to be more worried these days — afraid may not be too strong a word. At the same time, we seem to be living in a world reduced to binary choices. Is there a connection? A binary choice is one ...

We have an election coming up pitting Republicans against Democrats. There’s war in the Middle East between Israel and various Iranian-backed entities. People around the world argue about whether we ...

This essay film surveys the impact of digital technology through a variety of perspectives Beginning at the neurological level Binary Thinking examines how changes in the brain have outcomes that play ...