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psychology

A collection of 38 posts

psychology

Pet Theory

We feel the scrutiny of pets, but do we really know what they’re thinking?

psychology

Animal Stress

Do wild animals get post-traumatic stress disorder? Scientists probe its evolutionary roots.

neuroscience

Force of Habit

Neural firing and wiring in our most stubborn behaviours

Behaviour

Superstitious Pigeons

How humans find meaning when they can’t find the answers.

science

Cobwebs of the Mind

What science can tell us about dreams and consciousness.

philosophy

Mind without Brain

Could a conscious mind exist without a human brain? If not, then what about your robot, your pet dog, your soul and your God?

neuroscience

True or False

On the malleable nature of memory

mathematics

Do the Math

Is mathematics really an abstract academic subject? Actually, it’s all around us.

psychology

Copycat Suicides

The Werther Effect is triggered by media coverage. But can media be the solution as well as the problem?

neuroscience

Night and Day

The circadian cycles of sickness and health

psychology

Your Brain on Tech

Your use of technology may be changing the way your brain works. But so is everything else.

psychology

Your Brain on Drugs

Understanding the neuroscience of addiction and drug tolerance

psychology

Associative Memory

Habits are conditioned. But here are some research-backed techniques to make or break any habit.

psychology

A Face in the Crowd

Face blindness, communication, and neurodiversity in digital social life

psychology

Is It Worth It?

How dopamine helps you pick your battles

love

Home Alone?

Why a partner when a puppy will do?

social-media

Uplifted, not Addicted

Leave me alone with my phone

poetry

Mind in the Machine

Master or slave?

poetry

No Matter: No Mind?

A history of the universe in verse

Artificial Intelligence

Robots Turning

How do we prevent robots from turning on their human masters?

science

Fine Tuning

How come our Universe was fine-tuned to enable the miracle of Life?

Economics

Operational Definition

How to measure the immeasurable — and why it can sometimes go wrong.

Crime

The Criminal Mind

Criminals usually pay for their misdeeds. But who is really to blame for crime?

culture

Frame of Reference

Can diagnoses depend on your doctor’s mother tongue?

biology

Left Brain, Right Brain

Are we basically two people at once?