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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
Stickiness and Slipperiness
Some sensations seem to come out of nowhere. We lack stickiness receptors, yet we know it when we feel it. Baseball players know that a
How Do Beliefs Work?
The New Year is almost here! If you want to start it off right, here are some suggestions. Of course we know deep down that
Rude Behavior
Joe Pyne was one of the first rude disk jockeys. Callers found themselves off the air when he interrupted a comment that he didn’t like
Movement and Maps
When we’re navigating over long distances, making long treks, we don’t worry much about the positions of our bodies from one minute to the next.