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Keeping Time
What then, is time? If no one asks me, I know. If I wish to explain it to someone who asks, I know it not.
If I Had a Hammer: Using Tools
Singing can be wonderful to listen to, and human touch has soothing properties. But the singer and the doctor rely on a lot of help
Watching Movies
Few topics in psychology have provoked as much discussion as our emotions. They are sometimes destructive but often helpful, especially when we are making a
Left Brain, Right Brain?
Where are the boundaries in forming our parts? We are each a collection of trillions of cells in a society of millions and billions of
Cognitive Biases
People who expect fairness or perfection of evolution are bound to be disappointed. Evolution can only proceed with local forces of natural selection acting on
Social Status
Despite variations in definitions, both dictionary-type and operational, the phenomenon of social status seems to be recognized across the globe. Though it is not hard
Empathy
The social involvement of our brains is amazing. A thoroughly social brain doesn’t come to us just through biological evolution. A baby’s brain must be
Glia and Learning
You can’t learn something unless you almost know it already. Decades ago, that principle was known as Martin’s law. There’s a corollary: It’s harder to
Visual Flicker
Psychology runs hot and cold as we sample its topics. Verbal learning, or mastering paired sets of nonsense syllables and words, was hot in the