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Category: psychology

  • DST

    Remember, kids, today is the only day when time travel is legal. We get to set our clocks back a whole hour at some point today. It’s a good thing, too, because I’ve got a shitload of stuff to do; papers to mark, video games to play, a novel to write. I just have to…

  • Phenomenon

    I watched this new show called Phenomenon on Wednesday. Basically, it’s American Idol with magicians (mentalists, to be specific). Criss Angel plays the part of Simon Cowell, and Uri Geller plays the part of Paula Abdul. First of all, I loved the show. It’s all done live (supposedly), which gives it a realistic feeling that…

  • Your Brain Will Betray You

    People are dumb. If they hear something that is unclear or ambiguous, they will hear whatever they want to hear, or whatever they are told to hear. And I don’t mean they’ll interpret “nice shoes” as a genuine comment when it was meant sarcastically; I mean people will actually hear completely different words depending on…