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Subjective Age
The term "subjective age" is primarily the wheelhouse of psychologists, as it typically refers to how old one perceives oneself to be. Thus, if you're…
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Colin Wright
Need For Cognition
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Colin Wright
Lysenkoism
In 1928, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko claimed to have developed a method through which crop yields could be massively increased using a…
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Colin Wright
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Trial Balloons
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Colin Wright
Slow Motion
Neuroscience and psychology researchers have found, over the years, that our judgements are influenced by our capacity to process information we take in…
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Colin Wright
Narrative Violations
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May 2023
Solow Paradox
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Colin Wright
Contagious Misconduct
According to a forthcoming paper in European Financial Management, UK bankers are better behaved when working from home, compared to working from the…
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Colin Wright
Biophilia Paradox
The Biophilia Hypothesis says, in essence, that because humans evolved alongside other living things—plants and animals—we tend to feel more…
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Colin Wright
Teens and Sleep
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Colin Wright
Vocational Awe
There's a term that's become popular in librarian circles—"Vocational Awe"—which refers to the tendency to assume benevolence and correctness in an…
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Colin Wright
Status and Mortality
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