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What We Lose When Nothing Is Hard
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (452+ words) Posted April 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano Think about how easy it is today to find new recipes or learn new cooking techniques; on a completely different scale, think of how easy it is to "meet" and judge potential romantic…...
When Music Was Used to Deceive, Control, Survive
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (1158+ words) Updated April 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins at sundown on Monday, April 13, 2026, and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, April 14. It is observed as a day of commemoration for the approximately 6 million Jews and 5 million other…...
Where Do Your Thoughts Come From, Anyway?
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (512+ words) Posted April 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye There's an anecdote, often attributed to Bertrand Russell, that Daniel Dennett references in his book Consciousness Explained and that helps absolve us of the illusion of the "man behind the curtain." A professor is…...
Falling in Love With a Mirror
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (553+ words) Posted April 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch In her latest Where Should We Begin couples therapy podcast, the philosopher-therapist Esther Perel talks to a man and his AI chatbot girlfriend. The episode is already iconic " a telling and disturbing document of…...
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3+ hour, 38+ min ago (15+ words) Personal Perspective: The lived experience of fusion, grief, and becoming with dissociative identities.Psychology Today...
We’re Being Played Through Propaganda, Memes, and War
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (199+ words) Posted April 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma The Age of Memetic Warfare How Memes Work in the Brain Memes are fast and efficient because they operate almost entirely through rapid, associative, emotionally driven information processing (Kahneman, 2011). They make highly effective propaganda…...
Take a Secret 2-Minute Mental Vacation from Stress
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (442+ words) Posted April 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma The stress of the holidays is past. And just when you thought you could breathe a sigh of relief, along came the start of tax and audit season. Let's not forget the uncertainty around…...
When Logic Isn’t Enough
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1273+ words) Updated March 31, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. In a recent class, a student raised a hand and asked a question, versions of which I hear in boardrooms, classrooms, and consulting sessions alike: "Professor, how do I change the mind of…...
Reading, Fast and Slow
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (297+ words) Posted April 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma We do everything so incredibly fast these days. Eat fast, drink fast, and get our various meetings over as quickly as possible. But all this speed has a price. A friend of mine, who…...
Shake Off Winter Blues: Brain-Healthy Habits for This Spring
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (518+ words) Now is the time to build some sustainable habits that will keep your mind sharp.Psychology Today Shake Off Winter Blues: Brain-Healthy Habits for This Spring Now is the time to build some sustainable habits that will keep your mind…...