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depression Doctors describe what it's like giving ketamine to patients: apparently Enya helps David Pescovitz
tulpas How to avoid loneliness by creating an imaginary friend Mark Frauenfelder
Consumption AI can predict people's political beliefs by what they buy Mark Frauenfelder
narcissism Don't be a "spiritual" narcissist David Pescovitz
dr phil A deep dive into "the cult of Dr. Phil" Andrea James
youtube culture Vaccine delivery footage considered as unboxing videos Clive Thompson
safer sex Julia Marcus: Use the lessons from safer-sex policy to encourage safer pandemic behavior Clive Thompson
the brain Interactive site showing how 141 optical illusions work Clive Thompson
psychological experiments A game designer explains the success of QAnon, in terms of game design Thom Dunn
painters Van Gogh likely suffered "delirium" from alcohol withdrawal David Pescovitz
psychology Study finds that right-wing authoritarians aren't very funny Mark Frauenfelder
psychology Diabetic's blood-sugar levels affected by false ingredient labels Mark Frauenfelder
illuminati confirmed How to cure people afflicted with conspiracy theories Thom Dunn
acedia Bruce Schneier: "The unrelenting horizonlessness of the Covid world" David Pescovitz
theism People who are good at unconsciously discerning patterns are more likely to believe in a god, says study Mark Frauenfelder
psychology Scientists "swap bodies" of friends and discover they swap personalities, too Mark Frauenfelder