On June 8, 2000, a letter arrived on the desk of Professor James McGaugh, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine. It was from a woman named Jill Price, who described a memory she could not escape. Since the age of 14, she claimed, every single day of her life had been etched into…
Every time he closes his eyes, the image of his father appears, a stern face etched into childhood memory. And with it, a harsh, violent voice. No one is speaking. He’s alone in the room. But he hears it clearly, insults, accusations, phrases that seem to emerge not from the outside world, but directly from…
The screech of a dial-up modem. The clinking of marbles in a schoolyard. A cassette rewound with a pen. These gestures and sounds, once commonplace, have vanished from our daily lives, only to return today with unexpected emotional force. Over the past few years, the 1990s have been making a quiet yet persistent comeback. From…
“Artificial intelligence doesn’t threaten human intelligence. It challenges us to redefine it.” Since November 2022, teenagers and young adults have discovered a new conversation partner, an inexhaustible, responsive, educational, and sometimes even comforting digital presence: ChatGPT. Whether at home, in class, on public transport, in the library, or in the privacy of their room, they…
One winter day, in a simple cup of tea, a writer rediscovers the past. As soon as the madeleine touches his lips, a wave of sensations overwhelms him: Sundays in Combray, Aunt Léonie’s voice, warm light on the walls, and the buried scents of a lost summer resurface with stunning intensity. This memory, long inaccessible…
Far from the dogmatic standoffs and mutual rejections often seen between opposing camps of purists, there are real bridges and opportunities for fruitful cooperation between neuroscience and psychoanalysis. A key condition for this dialogue is the redefinition of what should have always inspired both: the scientific method, understood both I. Dogmatic Confrontations There has long…
There is no doubt that at some point in our personal or professional lives, we all go through periods of crisis or difficulty. These experiences, if not properly understood or supported, can become gateways to psychological disorders. All too often, they are perceived as insurmountable obstacles or purely negative events. However, from a psychological standpoint,…
In the damp cell where he was imprisoned during the Terror, Destutt de Tracy, aristocrat, revolutionary, philosopher, and soldier, immersed himself in the works of Condillac. It was 1793, the darkest heart of the French Revolution: the Montagnard Convention, daily executions, pervasive fear. While many succumbed to terror or cynicism, he sought clarity in the…
Never before has the body been so exposed, scrutinized, compared, and performed as it is in the age of social media. In just a few years, digital platforms have profoundly transformed our relationship with visibility, appearance, and self-representation. Behind the filters, choreographed poses, curated stories, and Instagram-perfect snapshots lies a deeper shift: a radical transformation…
“There exists, far from here, a vast realm ruled by a queen revered by her people. Though steeped in opulence, that realm is also shrouded in darkness.”This is the message brought by the hoopoe, responding to King–Prophet Solomon, who wondered at her absence. She brought neither feather nor gift. She delivered a narrative, a seemingly…