Steven Pinker and the problem with rationality
The popular psychology professor makes the case for reason. But the lure of dogma is hard to resist.
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How mindfulness privatised a social problem
Governments often opt for treatments that focus on the individual rather than social maladies.
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Why do our dreams feel so real?
And why we don’t question their logic.
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How Fight Club explores psychology and mental illness
Dr Elizabeth Nelson of the Pacifica Graduate Institute in California explains how film can teach psychological concepts.
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The “neuroscience” shelves in bookshops are groaning. But are the works of authors such as Malcolm Gladwell and Jonah Lehrer…
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