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National Security through a Cockeyed Lens: How Cognitive Bias Impacts U.S. Foreign Policy

Fri, 12 Sep 2025
Explores how cognitive biases impact national security decision-making, particularly focusing on U.S. foreign policy. The book examines several historical cases, including Afghanistan and the Soviet invasion, the Iran-Contra affair, radical terrorism's worldview, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, to illustrate how biases like overconfidence, confirmation bias, focusing illusion, and short-term thinking influence leaders' perceptions and actions. It also discusses the U.S. energy policy as a case study for short-term bias, and concludes by offering strategies to mitigate these cognitive errors for more effective decision-making. The overarching theme is the systematic deviation from rational thought in critical international relations contexts.

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Nat Turner and the Rising in Southampton County

Fri, 12 Sep 2025
Provides an in-depth historical account of Nat Turner's rebellion, offering a meticulously researched exploration of the event and its context. It highlights Turner's personal journey, including his early religious experiences and perceived divine inspirations, and details the planning and execution of the uprising, from the formation of an inner circle to the specific attacks on local households. The text also examines the aftermath of the rebellion, discussing the violent suppression and white reaction, the subsequent inquiries, and the controversial creation of "The Confessions of Nat Turner" by Thomas R. Gray. Furthermore, it offers detailed insights into the socioeconomic landscape of Southampton County, Virginia, scrutinizing the interconnected families of slaveholders, the inheritance practices, and the lives of both enslaved and free Black individuals, revealing the complex web of relationships and motivations surrounding this pivotal historical event.

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Narrative Psychiatry: How Stories Can Shape Clinical Practice

Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Introduces narrative psychiatry, an emerging field that addresses the historical tension between biological and humanistic approaches to mental health. It argues that clinical practice, from initial evaluations to ongoing treatment, is saturated with stories, and these narratives are crucial for understanding a patient's experience. The text critiques the "thin" stories often found in traditional medical case studies, which prioritize diagnostic criteria over rich contextual details, and advocates for "thick" narratives, often found in literary fiction, to foster a deeper understanding of individuals. Drawing on phenomenology and narrative theory, it highlights the importance of metaphor, plot, and narrative identity in shaping self-understanding and calls for integrating insights from the humanities into psychiatric practice, advocating for a multiplicity of interpretive frames rather than a singular, dogmatic truth. The discussion extends to various psychotherapeutic models, including biopsychiatry, cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychoanalysis, and humanistic, spiritual, and feminist approaches, demonstrating how each offers a distinct "story" for understanding and addressing mental suffering.

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Narrative Matters: The Power of the Personal Essay in Health Policy

Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Explores diverse perspectives on the American healthcare system through individual experiences. The texts cover patient and caregiver narratives, including struggles with drug resistance, disparities in care for minority groups, and ethical dilemmas surrounding end-of-life decisions and medical errors. Authors also examine policy implications of personal stories, such as the influence of anecdotes on public opinion and legislative action, and the challenges within the healthcare infrastructure like insurance complexities, pricing issues, and resource allocation. Ultimately, the compilation highlights the significant role of personal accounts in shaping understanding and debate within health policy.

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Narrative as Virtual Reality 2: Revisiting Immersion and Interactivity in Literature and Electronic Media

Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Explores the concepts of immersion and interactivity within both literary texts and electronic media. The author examines how readers and users engage with fictional worlds, considering the historical evolution of immersive techniques from Baroque art to modern virtual reality. Ryan contrasts the "text as world" metaphor, which prioritizes immersion, with the "text as game" metaphor, emphasizing interactivity and rule-based engagement. She further investigates various forms of interactivity in digital narratives, including hypertext, and discusses the challenges and possibilities of combining deep immersion with dynamic user interaction in storytelling across different mediums. Ultimately, the work aims to reconcile these two fundamental aspects of narrative experience in the digital age.

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