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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How should we think about Cognitive Technologies and Brain-Computer Interfaces?
Cognitive Technologies are providing new insights never before possible
The Impact of Ambiguity on the Psychology of Mind Wandering
Is there such a thing as negative ambiguity?
Why The Neuroscience of Identity is Bound to Time and Memory
What happens to our identities when the hands of time move unpredictably?
Do We Have An Authentic Self? What Emimen Teaches Us About The Psychology of Identity
Will the Real Slim Shady please stand up?
The Psychology of Identity: Lessons from The Real Life Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne and Dissociative Fugue
The Philosophy of Travel and The Experience of Otherness
Can we travel without leaving the home?
The Psychology of Meritocracy and The Myth of The Self-Made Man
Can a person ever be “truly” self-made?
Beyond The Truman Show Delusion: Solipsism and The Neuroscience of Mentalization
How can our brains understand the brains of others?
What The Truman Show Delusion Reveals About Human Nature
Is it all a show, just for us? Or a trick of our own social cognition?
How The Narrative Bias and Storytelling Drives our Love of Sports
Our love of sports is actually a love of storytelling
What Foxes Reveal About Human Nature
Dogs are man’s best friend, but friendly foxes might be a close second
The Psychology of Questions, an Interview with Marc Champagne
How can we inject a bit of ancient wisdom into our modern existence?
How Photography Impacts The Psychology of Attention and Visual Processing
Adam Brockett explains the neuroscience of phtography
What the Neuroscience of Decision-Making Teaches Us About Taking Better Pictures
How does the brain decide what to take pictures of in the first place?
The Neuroscience Behind Vision, Photography, and Cameras
What’s the neuroscience of vision? And how do cameras simulate this?
How Cultural Anthropology Helps Us Understand Language, Media, and Business, with Adam Gamwell
Anthropology helps us understand more than just ourselves
The Future of Cities and Urban Planning, with Josh Stevens
Cities provide us with a sense of belonging, dictate the range of people we interact with, and shape how we see the world at large. As cities change, so do we.