The art of thinking straight
How to use your brain properly to discern the bias — and wisdom — in conspiracy theories.
Is it collusion, or incompetence, or there’s really nothing to see here?
Shrink about it
This is my ‘Other’ category. Here you’ll find random musings and short posts about life, human nature, and other fun things to ponder, as well as meatier topics that don’t quite fit anywhere else.
A little more about me
I was born and raised in the UK. But I’m OK now.
My dad had Asperger’s and my mother was an East German escapee. Mine was a difficult upbringing, but easier than theirs…
Why our brains cannot grasp viral spread
If you place one grain of rice on the first square of a chessboard, two on the second, four on the third, and so on, how many grains will be on the 64th square?
The answer knocks most people’s socks off. Here’s a short explanation of what I’m calling COVID-19 dyscalculia.
Warning: Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) may harm your relationships
Research shows that the way some painkilling drugs work may significantly suppress your ability to feel empathy for others’ pain and pleasure.
You’re smarter than you think
Do you think only with your brain? Or is intelligence an embodied phenomenon?
This article explores the science and subjectivity of perception and interoception – and the profound, untapped wisdom of your body.
Bell’s Theorem Blues
An article about loneliness (how it happens, why it matters, and what to do about it) and connection.
It’s also about physics. Sort of.
Healing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Studying health instead of disease. That was the motto of an informal but far reaching 2006 study into the devastating illness known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME). With the cause of the disease eluding scientists, this study sought instead to uncover how those who had successfully recovered from CFS had done so. Read more…