UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING

Double-Edged Wiring

The Capability and Curse of Being Different

Nov 13 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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October 2025

3I/ATLAS and the Politics of Welcome

When a Stranger Visits, How Will You Greet Them?

Oct 27 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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September 2025

A Famine of Needs

Gluckschmerz, Schadenfreude, and the Emotional Fault Lines of Our Time

Sep 25 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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July 2025

The Power of Staying Power

Why Resilience Beats Quick Wins

Jul 10 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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June 2025

The Long Dark Night and the Solstice

Illuminating Our Path Through Crisis

Jun 20 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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May 2025

I Miss ALF

Television’s Interlopers, Collective Identity, and the Quiet Erosion of Empathy

May 21 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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The Two Faces of Empathy

Understanding takes many forms.

May 6 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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March 2025

An Equinox on the Edge of Change

What will we find in the light?

Mar 20 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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Points of Light

A Move From North Star Thinking To Constellation Thinking

Mar 13 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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January 2025

The Unraveled Self

A Lunar New Year Letter

Jan 29 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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May 2024

It's Kismet

My goodest boy is the gift that keeps giving.

May 1, 2024 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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February 2024

New Moon. New Year. New News.

As we start another cycle, I hope we'll continue connecting.

Feb 9, 2024 • MICHAEL VENTURA

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