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Book Review: Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert
As anyone who has studied any psychology knows, humans have one of the most advanced brains out of all the animals on this planet, but they’re far from perfect. There are a lot of situations in which our brains make minor mistakes, and some situations in which they outright betray us. Stumbling on Happiness is…
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Why Your Dog is Smarter Than You
You know how sometimes, someone will pretend to throw a dog’s toy, and the dog will start running for it even though it never left their hand, and then they laugh and laugh about how dumb the dog is for thinking they threw a toy when they didn’t? I don’t think that’s dumb at all.…
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I CAN HAZ DIGG
The following conversation took place on Digg recently. I made a small contribution, which started a beautiful spiral into stupidity. The last comment is definitely the best, though. (you’ll probably have to click to read) See also: I Win at Digg.
I’m Phronk, also known as P.T. Phronk, or Mike. I’m a writer and scientist. Here’s where to find my stuff:
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