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book review, consciousness and the brain

Sex, Lies, and Canaanites

Hunting for subjective consciousness in the Old Testament.

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020psychology, religion, the origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind5 Comments
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Diana Fleischman and Geoffrey Miller – Audience Q&A

Audience Q&A with the first couple of Effective Altruist ev psych polyamory, Diana Fleischman and Geoffrey Miller.

August 4, 2019August 3, 2019psychology, sexuality7 Comments
hedgehog alert

Curing the World of Men

The American Psychological Association has declared that masculinity is a disease, and they will cure you.

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019feminism, psychology16 Comments
defense against the dark arts, math class

The Scent of Bad Psychology

Psychology has long stank of fake results that don't replicate. But it's not hard to sniff out the bad science with a few simple rules, and that gives reason to hope that the field will improve.

September 7, 2018September 5, 2019psychology, science24 Comments
interview

Geoffrey Miller on Research and Politics in Psychology

The second part of an extensive interview with Dr. Geoffrey Miller covers troublesome research and troublesome ideology in psychology.

June 17, 2018June 20, 2018psychology7 Comments
defense against the dark arts, math class

Protected: The Battle for Psychology (closed for repairs)

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June 20, 2017June 18, 2018psychology, science, statistics
defense against the dark arts

Year 1 Redux – Poseur

Amy Cuddy won't let power posing go, so neither can I.

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016Cuddy, power pose, psychology5 Comments
effective altruism, rationality

Theory of an Immoral Sentiment

When economics became impersonal, humanity rose from ragged tribes to a prosperous civilization. It's time for a similar revolution in our morals.

October 6, 2016October 22, 2016Adam Smith, altruism, empathy, psychology22 Comments

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