Weighty Secrets Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. – Paul Tournier I have a secret. A dark and …Read moreWeighty Secrets
The Psychology of April Fool’s The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle A little over 30 years ago, residents of …Read moreThe Psychology of April Fool’s
Déjà vu: Have You Read This Before? It’s like déjà vu all over again. – Yogi Berra (on watching Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris hit …Read moreDéjà vu: Have You Read This Before?
The False Consensus Effect The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike …Read moreThe False Consensus Effect
Straight Psychophilosophy We are our choices. – Jean-Paul Sartre I once had a professor in undergrad begin a new class by …Read moreStraight Psychophilosophy
The Halo Effect Our understanding is correlative to our perception. – Robert Delaunay This last week, I went from …Read moreThe Halo Effect