The Enduring Allure of Conspiracies
Conspiracy theories seem to meet psychological needs and can be almost impossible to eradicate. One remedy: Keep them from taking root in the first place.
Knowable Magazine
Topics: Belief Cognition Information Knowledge Power
The Science of Nerdiness
It’s a neurotransmitter thing.
Scientific American
Topics: Cognition
How We Make Moral Decisions
In some situations, asking “what if everyone did that?” is a common strategy for judging whether an action is right or wrong.
MIT News
Topics: Cognition Cognitive Development Morality
Crows Possess Higher Intelligence Long Thought a Primarily Human Attribute
Crows know what they know and can ponder the content of their own minds, a manifestation of higher intelligence and analytical thought long believed the sole province of humans and a few other higher mammals.
STAT
Topics: Animal Studies Cognition Consciousness Human Uniqueness Intelligence Neurons
Unconscious Learning Fosters Belief in God, Study Finds
People who unconsciously predict complex patterns are more likely to hold a strong belief in God — a God who creates order in an otherwise chaotic universe.
UPI
Topics: Belief Cognition
Friendliness and Cooperation Are Secrets of Humans’ Success
An interview with Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods about their riveting new book.
Animal Emotions, Psychology Today
Topics: Animal Studies Cognition Cooperation
The Role of Cognitive Dissonance in the Pandemic
The minute we make any decision — I think COVID-19 is serious; no, I’m sure it is a hoax — we begin to justify the wisdom of our choice and find reasons to dismiss the alternative.
The Atlantic
Topics: Belief Cognition Decision-Making
How Do Children Become Members of the Populations They Are Born Into
Cristine Legare describes the development and diversity of cumulative cultural learning.
Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute
Topics: Cognition Cristine Legare Education Knowledge Learning Social Learning
On Consciousness: Science and Subjectivity
A Q&A with Bernard Baars.
Beautiful Minds, Scientific American
Topics: Cognition Consciousness
Stress Thwarts Our Ability to Plan Ahead by Disrupting How We Use Memory
Pairing brain scans with virtual-navigation tasks, researchers found that people make less efficient and effective plans when stressed.
Stanford News
Topics: Aging Cognition Decision-Making
Talent, You’re Born With. Creativity, You Can Grow Yourself
Some are born great. And some can achieve greatness by nurturing their creative brain with flexible and persistent thinking.
Aeon
Topics: Cognition Creativity Learning Meditation
Mythical Beings May Be Earliest Imaginative Cave Art by Humans
The paintings on an Indonesian island are at least 43,900 years old and depict humanoid figures with animal-like features in a hunting scene.
The New York Times
Topics: Belief Cognition Cognitive Development Human Evolution Language Spirituality
Will Machines Ever Become Conscious?
AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences.
Topics: Cognition Consciousness Technology
Societies Are Tearing Apart, But They Can Be Brought Together
We must reduce the social distance between people and focus on shared human traits, says Adam Waytz, author of The Power of Human.
Open Future, The Economist
Topics: Adam Waytz Bias Cognition Group Conflict Power Violence
Humans: Doing More With Less
A talk by Tom Griffiths.
Edge
Topics: Cognition Decision-Making Intelligence Rationality
Has Humanity Reached ‘Peak Intelligence’?
Are our IQs set to increase forever, or are we on the cusp of decline? David Robson explores the past, present, and future of intelligence.
BBC Future
Topics: Bias Cognition Cognitive Development Creativity Decision-Making Education Human Evolution Intelligence Rationality
The Neural Similarities Between Remembering and Imagining
The act of recalling something that happened to you looks very much like what happens when you imagine something new.
Nautilus
Topics: Cognition Creativity Imagination
How Can You Tell If Another Person, Animal, or Thing Is Conscious?
The only consciousness you can ever be certain about is your own. But there are different types of clues that could hint at what’s happening within another entity.
The Conversation
How the Brain and Body Work Together to Create Thinking
In Mind in Motion, Barbara Tversky reveals the many ways in which the interplay of the body and brain is necessary to enable cognition.
Undark
Topics: Cognition Embodied Cognition
The Geometry of Thought
A conversation with Barbara Tversky.
To Be More Creative, Cheer Up
The way to tap your inner Hemingway is not how you think.
Topics: Cognition Creativity Genes Neurons Rex Jung
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