Bernard Starr, PhD

For the first time in our history oldder adults are about to become the largest single age group. That demographbic shift will intensify over the coming decades. Age makes a difference in the way we live, love, work and play. So get ready for some big ch

Can we bypass our personal struggles and conflicts with a leap to higher consciousness? The prospect of transcending the psychological sludge of everyday living is an appealing idea. But how does it play out in practice?

This classic example of future casting gone awry was presumably uttered by Charles H. Duell, the U.S. Commissioner of Patents from 1898-1901.

Whatever your view, at some point the body will grab your attention—especially as you age.

The British film “An Education” is an artful and engaging coming of age story based on a memoir. Why are we promptly told that one of the main characters is Jewish (with familiar stereotypes) when his religion adds nothing to the plot?

We hear much about greed and self interest but little about the individuals and organizations that quietly deliver selfless service that gives life to the spiritual principle: "Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray."

Teachings that distort basic spiritual truths with outrageous claims and dangerous applications undermine and turn people away from spirituality while reinforcing negative stereotypes.

“Only in America” once brought smiles; now, tears!

In a violent gun toting society where there are almost as many guns as people, does adaptation and the principle of "survival of the fittest" mean that we should all get guns?

Polls tell us that we are the most religious of the industrialized nations. How does that translate into behavior?

When it gets down to the nuts and bolts of finding common ground for the two domains there are many formidable issues and obstacles. Tackling them successfully will generate a reservoir of knowledge and therapeutic applications.

Don't blame the sub-prime borrowers. They were putty in the hands of "Harry the Snake."

In just a few years the Muchela Children leaped from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century forever changing their destinies and the destinies of their communities.

Ruth Schneider retired to an idyllic peaceful life. But her urge for selfless service would take her on an improbable journey.

Responses to last weeks Column --“Are We All Potential Monsters?”-- suggest more complex factors underlying cruel behavior than is accounted for by Milgram’s sweeping conclusion.