Tag: psychology
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Moral Psychology and the Misunderstanding of Religion
from edge.org: It might seem obvious to you that contractual societies are good, modern, creative and free, whereas beehive societies reek of feudalism, fascism, and patriarchy. And, as a secular liberal I agree that contractual societies such as those of Western Europe offer the best hope for living peacefully together in our increasingly diverse modern…
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Timothy Leary and Marshall McLuhan
from boingboing.net: There is no other 1960s intellectual figure whom Timothy Leary came to admire more than Marshall McLuhan. He considered McLuhan’s famous statement – “The medium is the message” — the most important cultural insight of the ‘60s, a decade saturated with insightful and lasting one-liners, some of the most famous coming from Leary’s…
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Power psychs people up about… themselves
from sciencedaily.com: We all know the type — people who can talk on and on about their latest adventures, seemingly unaware that those around them may not be interested. They also get really psyched up about their own experiences. A new paper suggests that what separates such people from the rest of us is their…
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Are we innate retributivists?
from philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com: Why do we punish others? There are many philosophical answers to that question. Some claim that we punish in order to incapacitate a potential wrongdoer; some claim that we do it in order to rehabilitate an offender; some claim that we do it in order to deter others; and some claim that we…
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Ebola: Psych Warfare Assault from George Soros and Bill & Melinda Gates?
from TherapyBook.wordpress.com: In the wake of the latest terror scam, Ebola, President Barack Obama has just signed an executive order to enable the enforced detention of people with severe respiratory disease. Yes, you heard that right. Not Ebola. Just people with breathing problems. However, the only known strain of Ebola to be transmitted by airborne…
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C. G. Jung and the Alchemical Renewal
from gnosis.org: The lovely little town of Knittlingen, near the Black Forrest in West Germany, is noted far-and-wide as the original residence of the famed Dr. Johannes Faustus. A plaque in the small but exquisite museum devoted to the facts and legends concerning Dr. Faust tells us that, although alchemy has often been considered a…
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Interview w/ Dr. Heather Mendick on ‘Celebrity Storylines’
These kids today… Can you believe they care more about Justin, Emma and Kim than Jesus, Judas and Zeus?! Dr. Heather Mendick of CelebYouth.org talks about her recent research project called, “The Role of Celebrity in Young People’s Classed and Gendered Aspirations.” Is it really all about authenticity – or is it just about ourselves?…
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Big Mac, Thin Wallet: Fast Food Breaks Your Bank and Your Brain
from nytimes.com: In recent years we have seen plenty of studies of the impact of fast food on our bodies. But what about our psychological health? … Across several studies, we found that thoughts of fast food spurred participants to hurry through reading a paragraph describing their city; express a greater desire for time-saving products;…
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Simply Being Called ‘Fat’ Makes Young Girls More Likely to Become Obese
from sciencerecorder.com: The results of a study led by UCLA psychologist A. Janet Tomiyama and colleagues show that girls who are told by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate or teacher that they are “too fat” at age 10 are more likely to be obese at age 19. The data used in the study came from…
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The Lure of Forbidden Food
from well.blogs.nytimes.com: How hard will your child work for food? In an experiment, researchers at Pennsylvania State University gave preschool children the opportunity to “work” for a food reward. All the child had to do was click a computer mouse four times to earn a cinnamon-flavored graham cracker. But earning additional treats required progressively more…
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‘Selfie’ Culture Increasing Number of Women Getting Plastic Surgery
from beautyworldnews.com: Many Psychology experts believe the art of the selfie is way more than just a photograph. These fun-filled posts have the power to do one of two things. They can either deliver a certain level of reassurance and approval, or they can leave someone feeling just the opposite. HelloBeautiful reports that a survey…
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Video: ‘The Botany of Desire’
from therealfoodchannel.com: It’s astonishing how little we learn about plants in school or through the media. We’re dependent on them – 100% dependent on them – yet the average person knows more about Hollywood celebrities and football scores than he or she knows about the plants within a hundred yard radius of where they live.
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Sandy Hook: Talk About Conspiracy!
An InsaneMedia.com article probes the reasons people can’t entertain the obvious problems with the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
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Pop Music Became More Moody in Past 50 Years
Pop Music Study Shows Shift Toward Minor Key Melodies Since 1960* from scientificamerican.com: We blast the upbeat tunes for parties and workouts at the gym, and we save the low-key ballads for romantic or pensive moments. It’s hardly a new idea that music is intertwined with our emotions. But how have our favorites changed over…
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National Depression Screening Day
Get evaluated tomorrow (October 11). It’s free, anonymous, and takes less than ten minutes. Over 1,000 sites nationwide will offer free mental health evaluations to the public tomorrow for National Depression Screening Day.