We rationalize almost everything – especially when it comes to supporting “our people. For (just a few) examples from the GOP recently: Supporting “capitalism” and the “free market” […]
psychology / science / sociology
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Maybe the reproducibility crisis is a publicity crisis instead.
The replication crisis may be a publicity crisis.
love / psychology / relationships
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Emotional Self-Medication: Good bids, Bad bids, and Canceling Out
You can tell a lot about how a relationship is going (and how it’s going to go) by the emotional bids in the relationship. The better the ratio […]
psychology / relationships
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Moral Judgments and the end of relationships
I was recently recounting the end of a past relationship, where I was dumped – and found out I was dumped by another person trying to sympathize with […]
psychology
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Trigger Warnings, Pavlov, And Being Kind to Yourself
Let’s start with the obvious: I’m not a therapist. There are problems and issues that require someone who is really trained in helping people, not a dabbler like […]
mental health / psychology
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Unlearning helplessness in the virtual world
First, I recommend you listen to the “How We Learn and Unlearn To Be Helpless” episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast. (Or if you’re short […]