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Moral Landscapes (Psychology Today blog)

• Know How Your Implicit Associations Are Fostered
  Implicit associations are trained up by experiences. But there may be ways to guide your implicit mind.
• Socially Distanced? Get Closer to Nature
  We become human from our immersed experiences—whether social or in the natural world.
• Domination Logic and the History of Slavery
  Slavery emerged with hierarchical societies. Racism came later, much later. Both are tied to dominator societies.
• The Worldview Underlying White-European Culture Supremacism
  Assumptions that emerged from European Enlightenment have infused our worldviews. It's important to question them.
• Understanding the “Cultural Bomb” of Whiteness
  White racism has a long history.
• Conservatism, Racism, and Fascism Confused
  Fascism combines authoritarianism and racism. Let's check it out.
• Should You Treat Your Baby Like Your Phone?
  There are some striking parallels between what phones and what babies expect of you.
• Daily Practices That Increase Nature Connection
  In a new paper, we conducted a three-week experiment to help undergraduate students increase their nature connection to be more like that of First Nation peoples. It worked!
• Why Are Some People Noncompliant With Stay-at-Home Orders?
  Stay-at-home orders may make avoidantly attached people especially unhappy.
• From Mother to Motherers: We're Grateful for Their Support
  Neither the art or science of mothering is optimal outside of community support. In fact, our species evolved to have community mothering from multiple motherers.
• Can Sheltering-in-Place Bring About More Mental Health?
  Don’t tell anyone, but our human ancestors spent a lot of time enjoying life, rather than working. Maybe you can too.