Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.

One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.

The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.

Academic success depends on research and publications.

Boys are 30 percent more likely than girls to drop out of school. In Canada, five boys drop out for every three girls. Girls outperform boys now at every level, from elementary school to graduate school.

The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.

What happens when good people are put into an evil place? Do they triumph or does the situation dominate their past history and morality?