a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to psychology
Everything tagged psychology
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10/15/07
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How Does It Feel to Die?
Here’s a special treat for all of you out there that suffer from anxiety attacks, from the New Scientist: Is it distressing to experience consciousness slipping away or something people can accept with equanimity? Are there any surprises in store …continue reading »
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09/23/07
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Life Before Air Conditioning
Having spent the seven of the last ten years in the American south, where summer is a sweltering miserable nightmare, I’ve given quite a lot of thought to heat, air-conditioning and the impacts both have had on the local culture. …continue reading »
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09/18/07
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Out-Of-Body Experience Recreated
Scientists are now able to trigger an out-of-body experience (without subjecting volunteers to near-death): Two teams used virtual reality goggles to con the brain into thinking the body was located elsewhere. The visual illusion plus the feel of their real …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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The New Scientist On Conspiracy Theories
The New Scientist recently published an interesting article on conspiracy theories and why we believe them. The article is locked behind a paywall, but the link above leads to a reprint (probably an illegal reprint, but hey, knowledge want to …continue reading »
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07/27/07
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Sao Paulo: The City That Said No To Advertising
This sounds too good to be 1, but apparently Sao Paulo Brazil banned all forms of advertising within the city limits. That’s gotta scare the crap out of Google, but it sounds great to me. “A city stripped of advertising. …continue reading »
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07/27/07
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3 Famous Psychology Studies That Would Be Illegal Today
“What happened to the good old days, when a scientist could just rustle together some test subjects and let loose in the lab? You know, without having to worry about petty humane things.. like ethics!” Indeed. And what’s more, who …continue reading »
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07/27/07
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Pentagon’s Psychic Vision Revisited
Great Interview with the former head of the Pentagon’s “Remote Viewing” project on Wired’s Danger Room blog. From Sharon Weinberger’s intro: “John Alexander, a former Green Beret, earned a reputation in the 1990s as a vocal advocate of nonlethal weapons …continue reading »
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06/25/07
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Girl, 2, Becomes Member of Mensa
This is pretty damn amazing. From the BBC: “A two-year-old girl from Hampshire has become the youngest ever female member of British Mensa.” “Georgia Brown, from Aldershot, Hampshire, astounded experts by scoring 152 in an IQ test — putting her …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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The Power of Yes: A Simple Way to Get More Out of Life
From Get Rich Slowly: “For much of my adult life I’ve been shackled by fear. I’ve been afraid to try new things, afraid to meet new people, afraid of doing anything that might lead to failure. This fear confined me …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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Interview With the (Then) Oldest Woman in the World.
A Neatorama reader translates a video clip of the (then) world’s oldest woman: “Grandmother Sarhat is always happy when her 2 years-old neighbour Nadin gets in her window. They drink tea and eat candies together. Saahrad says that this child …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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Forgetting May Be Part of the Process of Remembering
Whether drawing a mental blank on a new A.T.M. password, a favorite recipe or an old boyfriend, people have ample opportunity every day to curse their own forgetfulness. But forgetting is also a blessing, and researchers reported on Sunday that …continue reading »
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05/30/07
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The Truth About Pearl Harbor
Neatorama has been reprinting sections of Uncle John’s Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader, including this one on whether or not there was a conspiracy to let the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. My question is why is there a conspiracy to suppress …continue reading »
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05/24/07
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Why Bush Hasn’t Been Impeached
Salon compares the Bush persidency to an abusive relationship. Perhaps that’s why I’m actively making plans to leave the country, I’ve never been the confrontational type, nor have I ever been in an abusive relationship, but were I to be …continue reading »
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05/17/07
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DeLillo Confronts September 11
Don DeLillo, author of Libra, White Noise and other tomes of paranoia has a new book coming out which is apparently about the events of September 11 2001: “Once the immediate shock and fear of the terrorist attacks of September …continue reading »
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05/17/07
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Bright Idea Creates 25-hour day
If I’m not mistaken the man who stumbled upon chaos theory was living on a 25 hour day at the time. Anyway according a new study, funded by NASA, it’s possible to cram an extra hour into the day. The …continue reading »