Category: Psychology

Adorable toddlers playing around lots of toys at kindergarten

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Michael Egnor
Date
June 7, 2025

Categorized
Language, Psychology

Tagged
B. F. Skinner (1904-1990), Behaviorism, Jerry Fodor (1935–2017), Noam Chomsky}

Why Behaviorism Failed as a Leading Theory in Psychology

_{The human mind, like the origin and development of life itself is not reducible to merely physical processes} _{Michael Egnor
June 7, 2025

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Language, Psychology}

In our minds, as in our cells, we can see the clear signature of a Mind beyond this universe. Read More ›

AI robot sitting on a chair next to an elderly man with coffee, both waiting for a job interview. AI vs human concept. futuristic technology coexisting with people in a professional environment

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Erik J. Larson
Date
May 20, 2025

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Probability, Psychology

Tagged
Amos Tversky (1937‒1996), Axiomatic rationality, Black swan events, Daniel Kahneman (1934‒2024), Ecological rationality, Grice’s cooperation principle, John Kay, Linda Problem, Mervyn King, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Unknown unknowns}

The Linda Problem Revisited, As If Reality Matters

_{Part 2: AI enthusiasts use false claims for humans' “natural stupidity” to bolster claims for machine intelligence} _{Erik J. Larson
May 20, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Probability, Psychology}

The people who flunked the Linda problem were not biased; they just assumed there was some POINT to telling them that Linda was active in social justice issues. Read More ›

Cognitive Bias and Judgement Error - Conceptual Illustration

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Erik J. Larson
Date
May 19, 2025

Categorized
Probability, Psychology

Tagged
Amos Tversky (1937‒1996), Axiomatic rationality, Blaise Pascal, Chevalier de Mere, Cognitive biases, Daniel Kahneman (1934‒2024), Featured, John Kay, Linda Problem, Mervyn King, Michael Lewis, Radical Uncertainty (Little Brown 2020), The Undoing Project (Norton 2016)}

Humans Aren’t That Biased — and Machines Aren’t That Smart

_{Part 1: At an upcoming conference on AI, I will be puncturing that particular AI enthusiast’s fantasy} _{Erik J. Larson
May 19, 2025

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Probability, Psychology}

Via the "Linda Problem," Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky convinced generations that we don't grasp probability. They're wrong. Read More ›

Businessman using smartphone to chatting by use chat Bot program for Artificial intelligence or AI technology concept.

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News
Date
May 13, 2025

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Psychology

Tagged
AI customer service, AJ Dellinger, Featured, Gary Marcus, Klarna and AI, Shoplifting, Target and self-checkout}

Companies Spending A Lot on AI Are Not Seeing A Big Return

_{Target and WalMart are reversing course, cutting back on self-checkout} _{News
May 13, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Psychology}

Perhaps it is worth keeping in mind that bots not only don’t buy things themselves but may be chasing away humans who do. Read More ›

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
April 25, 2025

Categorized
Evolution, Philosophy, Psychology

Tagged
Private truth, Salvo Magazine, Scopes Trial 1925}

Salvo: The Facts and Fictions of the Scopes Monkey Trial

_{Society has changed so much that biologists face trouble not for believing in Darwinism but for believing in the reality of biology} _{Denyse O'Leary
April 25, 2025

5

Evolution, Philosophy, Psychology}

The biologists who would pride themselves on enthroning Darwinism as a public truth a century ago find that what is publicly true no long even matters the way it used to. Read More ›

Hacker in prison cell. Selective focus. AI generated, human enhanced

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 20, 2025

Categorized
Law, Psychology, Relationships

Tagged
Augustine Brannigan, Philip Zimbardo (1933–2024), Sociology, Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE), Thibault Le Texier}

Should the Iconic Stanford Prison Experiment Study Be Retracted?

_{Within six months of the death of the famous sociologist who devised it, long-simmering questions have risen to the surface} _{Denyse O'Leary
March 20, 2025

5

Law, Psychology, Relationships}

Beware of wildly popular sociology that tells us that our public policy preferences are somehow embedded in human nature. Life was never as simple as that. Read More ›

Man choosing which hamburger to eat from fast food restaurant

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Peter Biles
Date
March 6, 2025

Categorized
Business and Finance, Creativity, Psychology

Tagged
Childhood, Digital native, Jonathan Haidt, McDonald's, Play place, Technology, X}

A New McDonald’s PlayPlace Doesn’t Look Very Fun

_{A virtual playground doesn't offer kids genuine play} _{Peter Biles
March 6, 2025

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Business and Finance, Creativity, Psychology}

Hopefully the McDonald’s corporation will realize that the PlayPlace is a big part of what makes its restaurants so appealing. Read More ›

Clever black child thinking on chalkboard background with science formulas

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Erik J. Larson
Date
February 15, 2025

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Transhumanism

Tagged
Amos Tversky (1937–1006), Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), Chevalier de Méré, Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024), Featured, Grice’s maxims, John Kay, Linda Problem, Mervyn King, Michael Lewis, Noise: (Little Brown 2021), Olivier Sibony, Radical Uncertainty (Norton 2020), Richard Branson, Thinking Fast and Slow (FSG 2011), Undoing Project}

Why Humans Aren’t That Biased, and Machines Aren’t That Smart

_{Claims about the cognitive biases that supposedly overwhelm our judgment should be taken with a helping of salt} _{Erik J. Larson
February 15, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Transhumanism}

It’s no wonder that techno-futurists trumpet a coming machine intelligence with such ease — they’ve lowered the standards so much to begin with. Read More ›

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News
Date
January 25, 2025

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Psychology}

Cognitive Psychology and AI: Exploring Their Intersection

_{Cognitive psychology can be contrasted with behaviorism because it investigates the black box of mental processes} _{News
January 25, 2025

3

Artificial Intelligence, Psychology}

Cognitive scientist Dr. Joe McDonald notes that AI is not able to contextualize information, which limits its use in psychological tests. Read More ›

Masculinity - a gigantic and unmovable weight chained to a vulnerable and suffering person in pain, misery and helplessness. Cold and tragic condition created by Masculinity ,3d illustration

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News
Date
October 13, 2024

Categorized
Philosophy, Psychology, Relationships

Tagged
George Gilder, Steven Pinker}

Philosopher Asks, Why the Toxic War on Masculinity?

_{Prominent evangelical philosopher Nancy Pearcey is teaching a course on the roots of the “hate men” movement today. Here’s an excerpt from the controversial book it's based on} _{News
October 13, 2024

15

Philosophy, Psychology, Relationships}

Pearcey argues that the biblical view of manhood offers men far greater dignity than any secular view, especially the Darwinian one. Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
September 11, 2024

Categorized
Philosophy, Psychology

Tagged
Beauty, College, Consciousness, Evolution, Gen Z, Jonathan Haidt, phones, the anxious generation}

Haidt: Beauty and Awe Help Us Escape the Phone-Based Life

_{The question is: why are we drawn to beauty?} _{Peter Biles
September 11, 2024

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Philosophy, Psychology}

I want the beauty of the forest to actually be beautiful, not just signal a primordial drive to forage and hunt. Read More ›

Old Egyptian hieroglyphs with UFO Aliens on ancient background. Concept humanoid Flying saucer history of Earth. Generation AI

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 7, 2024

Categorized
Extraterrestrial life, Psychology, Science}

Are Beliefs in Space Aliens Really Spiraling Out of Control?

_{A British philosophy prof sees such views as a “widespread societal problem,” comparing them to the J6 riot} _{Denyse O'Leary
September 7, 2024

5

Extraterrestrial life, Psychology, Science}

On the whole, Milligan’s worries are not so much unreasonable as they are perennial. People will NOT easily accept that we might be alone in the universe. Read More ›

Close-up check mark on cube wooden toy block stack with cross symbol for true or false changing mindset or way of adapting to change leader and transform quiz answer and poll concept.

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Jonathan Bartlett
Date
September 5, 2024

Categorized
Politics, Psychology}

Polling Season: Time To Be Manipulated!

_{The fact that polls can be analyzed numerically is one of their limitations for prediction} _{Jonathan Bartlett
September 5, 2024

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Politics, Psychology}

If we obsess about polling data, all we will hear is the distorted echo of our own voices. We need to focus on issues and policies instead. Read More ›

Humanoid robot doing work in front of a laptop in an office room. Based on Generative Ai.

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News
Date
August 27, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Robotics

Tagged
Eliza effect}

Why Are Robots Built To Look Like Humans?

_{It’s not because that’s the most efficient way to design them for high tech work} _{News
August 27, 2024

4

Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Robotics}

The main effect of humanoid robots is psychological; people tend to believe they are actually thinking when they are not. Read More ›

minimalist circuit board with tiny monopoly townhouses the style is flat and minimalistic with simple shapes and limited colors

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Richard W. Stevens
Date
August 9, 2024

Categorized
Business and Finance, Censorship, Law, Psychology, Social Media}

Google Decision Challenges Trillion-Dollar Internet Gatekeeper

_{How one company cornered the market for the human mind} _{Richard W. Stevens
August 9, 2024

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Business and Finance, Censorship, Law, Psychology, Social Media}

The judge ruled that Google operates unlawfully: It effectively excludes competitors while its prices and services are unresponsive to consumer market demands. Read More ›

People with TV screens on the brain, addicted to social media, manipulation and mind control, by media, teenager disconnected to reality

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Richard W. Stevens
Date
July 31, 2024

Categorized
Psychology, Social Media

Tagged
Featured}

The Dark Art of Online “Nudging”: How to Protect Yourself

_{Organizations of all kinds use psychological tricks to move our minds as we browse — but a handy acronym helps detect them} _{Richard W. Stevens
July 31, 2024

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Psychology, Social Media}

The FORCES acronym helps us sense when a website, app, news report, or video source is nudging us to think and act in ways that perhaps we hadn’t expected. Read More ›

overwhelming information data explode out of head of young human brain, too much media, too much information, maximalism, news, social media addiction - coping strategies for digital overload

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News
Date
July 25, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Social Media

Tagged
Featured}

Social Media Cutting Into Your Sanity? Try the Great Unplug

_{Video producer Adam Nieri looks at the pros and cons of a post-AI world and recommends structured timeouts to regain perspective} _{News
July 25, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Social Media}

Video producer Adam Nieri looks at the pros and cons of a post-AI world and recommends structured timeouts to regain perspective. Read More ›

humanoid AI robot assists old senior woman in her household. serving drink and food, replacing human caregiver

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News
Date
June 26, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology

Tagged
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Ken Francis}

Why AI Will Not and Cannot Think Our Thoughts

_{How can a robot ever have a spiritual vision of reality? How can it even be emotional?} _{News
June 26, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology}

Could an android at a child's funeral read the mourners' thoughts and emotions? Or would it view the death as a mere rearrangement of atoms in a wooden box? Read More ›

Canceled word on a red enter key of the black pc keyboard. Concepts of cancel culture, ostracism and call-out culture social media and in the Internet. Computer enter key with message.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 12, 2024

Categorized
Censorship, Peer Review, Psychology

Tagged
Cancel Culture (and science), Ross Pomeroy}

The Cancel Culture Mob Comes for the Psychologists

_{The response “It’s complicated,” chosen by nearly half of psychology profs, is a roundabout confession of cowardice in the face of mobs threatened by findings they hope to stifle} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 12, 2024

6

Censorship, Peer Review, Psychology}

Cancel Culture at universities aims to protect a set of core beliefs from challenge by new evidence. If a discipline is to thrive, it must defeat the Cancel mob Read More ›

Sand running through the bulbs of an hourglass measuring the passing time in a countdown to a deadline with copy space.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 9, 2024

Categorized
Physics, Psychology

Tagged
Adam Frank, Evan Thompson, Marcelo Gleiser, Time}

Does Time Exist? That’s Not As Clear As We Might Think

_{We picture a clock when we think of time but, physicists note, that’s not how we experience it as living beings} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 9, 2024

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Physics, Psychology}

The COVID lockdowns often introduced people to a different approach to time from what they were used to, with mixed results. Read More ›