The Neuroscience Of … Human Nature
This blog is dedicated to exploring human nature, modern life, and psychological curiosities through the lens of neuroscience. The specific topics of these articles vary widely, and revolve around themes like philosophy, technology, social life, consumerism, & human consciousness.
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The Neuroscience of TikTok, and The Psychological Benefits of Slow Media
How do you create meaningful experiences in digital media? Slowly
How Digital Abundance is Revolutionizing The Psychology of Music
Digital abundance doesn’t just change how we experience music; it changes the music itself
The Dark Psychology of Digital Abundance on TikTok and Instagram
Digital abundance is making us bored and psychologically unwell
The Self is Time: Philosophy Meets The Psychology of Time Perception
How can philosophy make sense of the psychology of time?
How The Brain Shapes our Perception of Time: The Psychology of Temporal Windows
Do the brain’s Temporal Response Windows (TRWs) hold the key to time perception?
How the Psychology of Time is Shaped by the Brain’s Working Memory
Time may march forward, psychological time plays by a very different set of rules
How Digitization Forever Changed Musical Consumption and Musical Identity
As music has digitized, it hasn’t merely changed how it is consumed. Its changed how we think of music, itself
The Value of Generative AI Art Lies with the Psychology of Essentialism
Can Generative AI art be transformative? It depends on its essence
Generative AI Separates The Art from The Artist. Humanism isn’t Happy
Music and Art connect humanity across place and time. Can AI music do the same?
What Happens to Human Creativity when Generative-AI Creates Truly Great Music?
AI has long been involved in musical production. Now it’s coming for musical creativity
What Happens When Society Loses Social Norms? The Psychology of Anomie
Anomie. Anomie. Anomie
What DJ Khaled Teaches us about Audience Capture and The Psychology of Market-Driven Music
There are musical tastemakers and there are tastechasers. And then there’s DJ Khaled
The Surprising Psychology of Audience Capture
We all want to capture an audience, but what if the audience captures us?
Lessons in The Psychology of Social Norms from Sweden’s Historic Traffic Shift
Social norms don’t usually change over night. Except for that one time in Sweden
The Psychology behind TikTok’s Memory Interference
TikTok provides personalized, pleasureful experiences. But are those experiences converted into memories?
How Social Media Interferences With The Psychology of Time and Memory
As media shifts to social media, how is our sense of time and memory impacted?
How The Psychology of Time is Warped by Media and Novelty
If time perception is about novelty, does the media get to decide what is new?
The Challenge of Generative AI Regulation: Fragmentation, Data Protection, and Policy
Generative AI regulation requires a global approach to policy and data protection