I get more spam than anyone I know. — Bill Gates Have you been receiving more spam phone calls lately? Do you hate them? Do you still occasionally get tricked into answering them? Today, we’re going to talk about the psychology of spam–and no, not the psychology of people who eat that weird canned meat…
First of all, it’s a big word. According to oxforddictionaries.com, “psycho-philosophy” came about in the 1920s, with its earliest use in The Burlington Magazine. I can’t vouch for the veracity of that claim (it’s the only legitimate looking website that even had a definition for it), but I can say that I had never heard…
What consumerism really is, at its worst, is to get people to buy things that don’t actually improve their lives. — Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon.com) Although I’ve never tried it, I’ve heard it’s one hell of a drug; that is, shopping on Black Friday. I mean, if so many people wake up before the crack…
Today, I am excited to present a post from a guest blogger, Jackie Edwards. Jackie is a freelance editor, researcher, and writer with a focus on education, health and well-being. Cerebrum Callisthenics: Exercising Your Memory The brain might not be a muscle, but it sure behaves like one. Performing repetitive exercises, primarily involving your memory, have…
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation. — Henry Fielding Last night I watched a show where the host (Derren Brown) psychologically manipulated a person into confessing to a murder he had never committed. It was awesome. I mean, sure there are some potential “ethical” issues with a televised “experiment” of that kind. But…
We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. – Ronald Reagan If you’re anything like me, you spend most meetings imagining that part of the ceiling is about to fall, right before you save the person underneath it. Or, terrorists suddenly burst into the room and your sequence of takedowns is executed with mathematical…