Category: psychology
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On Lying
The first of April is probably a good day to talk about lying. I recently finished reading Sam Harris’s short essay on the topic, which is called, no lie, Lying. In it, he explores the rationality of communicating things that are not true, and comes to the conclusion that it is wrong to lie. Yeah.…
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Book Review: Moonwalking with Einstein, by Joshua Foer
Memory is often taken for granted in a world where paper and transistors store information better than neurons ever could. Moonwalking With Einstein shines a much-needed light on the art of memorization. It could have been a dry collection of basic science and light philosophy on the subject, but Foer makes it riveting by telling…
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#Shorterfilms and Being Trendy on Twitter
For the past two years, I’ve been on the board of the London Short Film Showcase. One thing I’ve been doing is running contests on Facebook and Twitter to promote the event (next Saturday at 7pm! Come!). On Friday, I posted this pair of tweets: I figured a few local people would enter, which would…
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