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Why You Can Be Dead Wrong but Still Believe You're Right, According to Science
Inc Magazine - By Minda Zetlin
Have you ever had an argument with a friend, relative, or co-worker who remains certain of their position, even after you provide irrefutable proof that you're right and they're wrong? It's frustrating,
Afraid to Rage: The Origins of Passive-Aggressive Behavior
psychologytoday.com - Leon F Seltzer Ph.D.
At one pole of communication stands passivity: not speaking out for fear of adverse consequences. At the other end stands aggressiveness: voicing …
The history of human emotions
ted.com - Tiffany Watt Smith
The words we use to describe our emotions affect how we feel, says historian Tiffany Watt Smith, and they've often changed (sometimes very …
The Ethics of Erasing Bad Memories
The Atlantic - Cody C. Delistraty
Though the emerging possibility of deleting traumatic memories could provide some people relief, the question remains whether it would fundamentally change who they are. Electricity has been used in medical
Psychology
Reduced neural empathy for women wearing revealing clothes
bps.org.uk - BPS Research Digest
The participants watched women being rejected in a ball-passing game (the black blocks over their eyes did not appear in the actual study); from …
Lifestyle (UK)
Why our emotions are cultural – not built in at birth
The Guardian - Lisa Feldman Barrett
There is no scientific evidence that we are hardwired with emotions, says Lisa Feldman Barrett. They develop as we grow The time-honoured story of emotion goes something like this: we all have emotions
How Brains Learn to Fear: Neuroscientists Reveal a Surprising Truth
Inverse - Peter Hess
We're revising what we know about how experience turns into knowledge. When you’re born, your brain is set up with all the physical abilities it needs …
Sterilizing a Child, for a Better Life
The Atlantic - Marina Kamenev
Though it can tread dangerously close to eugenics, some parents argue that sterilization improves quality of life for their disabled children, and themselves. When Sophie Carter entered puberty, her parents
Jeff Koons Sculpture in Honor of Paris Terror Victims Draws Outrage
The New York Times - By ANNA CODREA-RADO
French artists and cultural figures have publicly demanded that the City of Paris abandon plans to install a divisive memorial by the American contemporary artist Jeff Koons. In a letter published in French