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framing How to think positively and why it's so hard to do that David Pescovitz
dreaming What do we hear when we dream? David Pescovitz
psychology Astonish Yourself: 101 Experiments in the Philosophy of Everyday Life Mark Frauenfelder
isolation Tips from a fellow who has been social distancing for 50 years David Pescovitz
shortages Watch Johnny Carson joke about the toilet paper shortage David Pescovitz
Coffee People perceive coffee to taste differently in different sizes and shapes of cups Mark Frauenfelder
tobacco Smokers do not like cigarettes that have "minutes of life lost" ruler printed on them Mark Frauenfelder
responsbility diffusion You will be helped! Research using real-world situations fails to replicate the "bystander effect" Cory Doctorow
groupthink Using the Challenger Disaster to illustrate the 8 symptoms of groupthink Cory Doctorow
influence Explainer video: How to influence others David Pescovitz
influence The Decoy Effect, a psychological trick that can influence what you buy and who you vote for David Pescovitz
social robots How to build empathy with robots David Pescovitz
student activism Oregon now excuses students for "mental health days" David Pescovitz
behavioral detection Eminent psychologists condemn "emotion detection" systems as being grounded in junk science Cory Doctorow
disinformation A "Fake News Game" that "vaccinates" players against disinformation Cory Doctorow
finders not keepers People more likely to return lost wallets if there's cash inside David Pescovitz