“But perhaps the greatest mystery is why politicians, editors, and much of the public care so much. Clearly, the fear and loathing are not triggered by the concepts themselves, because the organs and activities they name have hundreds of polite synonyms. Nor are they triggered by the words’ sounds, since many of them have respectable [...]
Entries Tagged as 'psychology'
Why We Curse. What the F***?
October 17th, 2007
Tags: cursing · language · psychology · steven pinker
Illusion mimics out-of-body experiences
August 25th, 2007
Nature: “Scientists have deliberately fooled people into feeling they are watching themselves from outside their own bodies, using virtual-reality technology. The achievement reveals how the brain can be confused as it struggles to integrate confusing information from the different senses.”
Tags: neurology · psychology
Geloven in wetenschap. De invloed van intuïtie en geloofwaardige bronnen.
May 17th, 2007
Noorderlicht Magazine: “Waarom heeft bijna de helft van de Amerikanen een afkeer van wetenschap?”
Tags: evolution · psychology · science · usa
Sex I.D.
January 2nd, 2007
“Find out more about ‘brain sex’ differences by taking the Sex ID test, a series of visual challenges and questions used by psychologists in the BBC One television series Secrets of the Sexes…” (Via Kottke.)
Tags: bbc · biology · psychology · tv
links for 2006-08-08
August 8th, 2006
G. F. HÄNDEL – IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO – LIBRETTO (tags: music libretto handel) Quindlen: The Good Enough Mother – Newsweek Columnists – MSNBC.com (tags: column children psychology) Franz Schubert: Winterreise (tags: music schubert winterreise lyrics discography) Boeken Artikelen: Brakman leest de reis van de douanier na… “In 1995 startte Willem Brakman [...]
Tags: children · discography · handel · libretto · literature · music · psychology · schubert · willem brakman · winterreise · ze frank
links for 2006-05-14
May 14th, 2006
American Photo: The Best Photography on the Web “After three months of clicking and cruising, we have found exemplary Websites from ten very different photographers, each of whom is taking the medium into new areas and new levels of communication.” (tags: photography art web) gladwell dot com – the talent myth – Are smart people [...]
Tags: art · business · culture · enron · managment · mckinsey · photography · psychology · web
links for 2006-02-15
February 15th, 2006
The Secret Cause of Flame Wars “I’ve only a 50-50 chance of ascertaining the tone of any e-mail message. The study also shows that people think they’ve correctly interpreted the tone of e-mails they receive 90 percent of the time.” (tags: internet email communication)
Tags: communication · email · internet · psychology