Anyone in a management or mentor role has probably heard the concept of sandwiching…
On Giving Advice to Friends
Question: When is it acceptable to give personal advice to a friend? I’m…
Neil deGrasse Tyson Harms Science Education by Rejecting Atheism
Neil deGrasse Tyson (our generation’s Carl Sagan) takes what appears to…
Impostor Syndrome
The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome,…
3 Reasons the Future Will Think Us Primitive
We love to make fun of the ridiculous beliefs people had in the past. They used…
Crescent Tree Shadows from Eclipse
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10 Interesting Data Points on IQ and Demographics
Gene Expression recently put up a brilliant post showing data on the GSS‘s…
Genetically There Are Only Three Types of People
Or, at least according to 23andMe. When they show racial breakdowns they only…
Human Memory Schema: is_real ; is_dream ; is_fantasy
A while back I posted about having experiences through books. I was thinking again…
Add Women to Groups to Make Them Smarter
There’s some fascinating new research showing that adding women to a group…
An Elegant Explanation for Why Famous Men Constantly Get Caught Cheating
Testosterone does two things to men: 1) it makes them horny, and 2) it makes them…
On Tap Water vs. Bottled Water
I have a simple question: If tap water is better for you because it’s better…
The Simple Reason New Year Resolutions Are Crap
New Years resolutions are supposedly for people who plan on making changes in…
On Average, Mean, Median, and Mode
If you’re reading this you’re probably a bit geeky (like me), and…
Standard Deviations Explained
If you read a lot but aren’t much into math you’ve probably heard…
Anatomy of a Twitter Post: How to Obscure Narcissism with Wit
There are two reasons to read a book: one is to read it, and the other is tell…
Modern Science on Self-Control, and 4 Things You Can Do Immediately to Improve It
Image from scientificamerican.com Scientists are now discovering that self-control…
Silence Magnifies Death
I think the worst part of facing the unexpected death of a loved one is the silence…
Availability Bias
One of the most important dynamics at play within layperson debate is Availability…
Change Blindness
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My Only Shot at Immortality
Like my religious friends, I too would like to live forever. The thought of there…
Will Power in Finite Supply
An interesting study has just been published in Psychology and Health that shows…
Want: A Disease Based in Low Self-Esteem
Here are three related scenarios: You own the DVD of a good movie, but you never…
Pew: 32% of Americans Believe Humans Evolved Without Supernatural Influence
From a Pew poll. Few in the scientific community would debate Darwinian theory,…
Racism Scopecreep in the Liberal Media
Image from edweek.org I like the New York Times; I think they produce an overall…
