Dear readers,
Over the span of a lifetime, we all tirelessly search for something – be it a person, a calling, a place in the world. We turn corners hoping to find the right path behind them. What are you looking for? And how do you go about finding it? We invite you to read Spiegeloog 437: Direction, where our editors embark upon answering some of these questions.
Cover by Jules Kotowicz
First, Evita tells us about the confusing experiences of being raised in a bicultural home. Next, Milica takes on the Tabula Rasa column, dissecting a collection of short stories to show us how we are a mosaic of all those we have loved before. Our next guest on Ask the Expert, Agneta Fischer, tells us about her opinion on the role of nurture in sexual emotions. After these two columns, we get tech savvy; Mykolas introduces us to the field of neurotechnology and its bright, yet Icarian future directions, while Izzy posits that our brilliant technological progress with little regard to environment conservation may be the precise reason why aliens seem to not want anything to do with us.
The next week, Paula breaks the mystique around tarot cards in the Athena column. Then, Taymara educates us on how the diverse microbiome of the gut influences the way we think and feel. In the Camera Obscura column, Julia reviews Ladybird, a staple coming-of-age movie. Next, Evita asks us to consider our colonized perspectives on the field of psychology. Ritwika then explains why we struggle with decision making, from Friday night outfits to career choices. To end the week, Sandra reviews an art piece about a bittersweet love story along the Chinese Wall.
The last week of this cycle is closed by two pieces on how we interact with the world. First, Viktor ponders over an ongoing psychological debate regarding the concept of general intelligence and its measurements, followed by Arya, who guides us through our brain’s navigational systems, and how being lost in the world may be more important than we think. Sara then continues the topic of wandering, closing this issue with a personal perspective in the Bacchus column on how she found solid ground again.
We hope you enjoy this issue!
Shriya & Jules
Dear readers,
Over the span of a lifetime, we all tirelessly search for something – be it a person, a calling, a place in the world. We turn corners hoping to find the right path behind them. What are you looking for? And how do you go about finding it? We invite you to read Spiegeloog 437: Direction, where our editors embark upon answering some of these questions.
Cover by Jules Kotowicz
First, Evita tells us about the confusing experiences of being raised in a bicultural home. Next, Milica takes on the Tabula Rasa column, dissecting a collection of short stories to show us how we are a mosaic of all those we have loved before. Our next guest on Ask the Expert, Agneta Fischer, tells us about her opinion on the role of nurture in sexual emotions. After these two columns, we get tech savvy; Mykolas introduces us to the field of neurotechnology and its bright, yet Icarian future directions, while Izzy posits that our brilliant technological progress with little regard to environment conservation may be the precise reason why aliens seem to not want anything to do with us.
The next week, Paula breaks the mystique around tarot cards in the Athena column. Then, Taymara educates us on how the diverse microbiome of the gut influences the way we think and feel. In the Camera Obscura column, Julia reviews Ladybird, a staple coming-of-age movie. Next, Evita asks us to consider our colonized perspectives on the field of psychology. Ritwika then explains why we struggle with decision making, from Friday night outfits to career choices. To end the week, Sandra reviews an art piece about a bittersweet love story along the Chinese Wall.
The last week of this cycle is closed by two pieces on how we interact with the world. First, Viktor ponders over an ongoing psychological debate regarding the concept of general intelligence and its measurements, followed by Arya, who guides us through our brain’s navigational systems, and how being lost in the world may be more important than we think. Sara then continues the topic of wandering, closing this issue with a personal perspective in the Bacchus column on how she found solid ground again.
We hope you enjoy this issue!
Shriya & Jules
