"We know almost nothing about recognition, but it is really useful and really hard, and it helps us make decisions about the world," Dr. Forsyth said.
"It helps us make new friends," Lola says.
It helps us make sure everybody is all right".
We sort the data and stats, and that helps us make crucial decisions.
As Ms. Fiske puts it, we are "wired for comparative cognition," which helps us make our way in the world.
Not the literacy that helps us read books or write term papers, but the kind of literacy that helps us make or critique the systems we live in….
"Pacific" is a terrific book, and a strange one, as strange as the world and the great literature that helps us make our way through it.
"At its best,' he continued, "horror shows us the humanity that lies within that otherness, and helps us make peace with the hidden and the monstrous side of ourselves.
The law's fine calibrations are coarsely related to this kind of narrative work: the evidence that helps us make sense of a catastrophic or a complicated incident is often not the same evidence that helps the law make its sense.
Political philosophy helps us make sense of politics and consider the importance of freedom and justice; considering free will gives us an opportunity to consider our responsibility for our actions.
I think the candour the participants showed over financial matters was really valuable and helps us make much more informed judgements as to whether to pursue this as a career.
