Ideas Carly Rae Jepsen Empowers Women’s Emotions in a Society That Too Often Dismisses Them Jepsen gives dimension to wrangling with small but powerful feelings where pop culture would, especially with women, rebuke it. Emily Tamkin
Social Justice Writing Letters to Break Vicious Cycles Economists in Germany find that expressing feelings to someone who hurts you could make you more generous to others. Nathan Collins
Social Justice Empathy for the Rest of Us Why we cringe for our fellow humans, and why it's so important. Maia Szalavitz
Social Justice This Doctor Knows Exactly How You Feel A rare condition causes Joel Salinas to experience other people's emotions and sensations. Is mirror-touch synesthesia a superpower or a curse? Erika Hayasaki
Social Justice The Most Empathetic Doctor in the World An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment Is It Possible to Degrade and Exploit Your At-Home Sexbot? As artificial intelligence advances and our toys become more and more like us, we must consider the ethics of extracting pleasure from the machines. Cody C. Delistraty