Psychedelics Produce Enduring Antidepressant Effects in Rats
Research investigating the antidepressant potential of psychedelics has blossomed in recent years.
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Everything I Know: 42 Hours of Buckminster Fuller’s Visionary Lectures Free Online (1975)
A 42-hour lecture series titled Everything I Know, by Buckminister Fuller, is now available to download at the Internet Archive.
Hindsight Bias: Why We Overestimate Our Ability to Predict Events
They say hindsight is a wonderful thing, but don’t you just hate it when people say things like ‘I told you that would happen’ or ‘I just knew it all along’? Are they particularly gifted in their ability to see into the future or predict the past? I’m
5 Proven Ways Mindfulness Will Strengthen Your Mental Health
Mindfulness is your ability to bring awareness to experiences, feelings, and emotions.
6 Worst Pandemics in History and What We Can Learn
Some of the worst pandemics in history have taken millions of lives.
What Is Willful Ignorance & 5 Examples of How It Works
Willful ignorance is built on the deliberate avoidance of evidence that doesn’t match one’s existing beliefs.
Known Unknowns vs Unknown Unknowns: Two Sides of Ignorance
If I asked you how a CD worked, how confident would you feel in explaining it to me? Let’s say from 1-10? A 7, 8 perhaps? Okay, go on then, explain it, but in so much detail that I completely understand. Not so confident now? We’re talking about
5 Benefits of Slow Thinking, According to Science
In a world where everything inexorably requires us to speed up, most people’s intuition tells them that being faster is better.
Personality in the Workplace: 9 Most Difficult Types
Over the years, I’ve worked in a lot of different jobs.From factory floors to secretarial roles, it doesn’t seem to matter which.
Coronavirus: The Cognitive Epidemic
Yesterday morning, I sat down to write an article about a Bulletproof Radio episode that Dave Asprey diffused last week about this coronavirus.
4 Most Interesting Theories of Intelligence in Psychology
Intelligence and how we gain it has been a puzzle for centuries, but there are four theories in psychology I think you’ll find most interesting.
6 Cognitive Effects That Distort the Way You Think
Cognitive effects can distort the way you think, increase anxiousness, and lead to numerous other difficulties.
Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: a Curious Cognitive Effect
Have you ever learned about a new word, fact, idea or product and subsequently see it everywhere around you? This curious cognitive effect is known as the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon.
What Is Projective Identification & How It Works in Everyday Life
Projective identification is a complex psychological phenomenon that can be used as a defense mechanism and as a tool of interpersonal communication.
The Last Words of Stephen Hawking Addressed to Humanity
For those who haven’t read Stephen Hawking’s latest and final book, I’m here to share his last words and a few of his ideas about humanity.