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 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.
Using the Power of Art and Illustration to Communicate Science, with Neuroscientist and Scientific Illustrator Dr. Radhika Patnala
What lies at the intersection of art, neuroscience, and visualization?
How Smartphones Produce Counterfactual Thinking: A Psychological Perspective
What’s behind that screen? A world of possibilities. And that’s the problem
The Psychology of Metacognition and Mantras
Diana Hill, PhD on the psychology of our inner chatter
Understanding Clinical Psychology and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Diana Hill, PhD on clinical psychology and acceptance therapy
Insights into The Neuroscience of Decision-Making from Split-Brain Patients
Who’s really in charge? And where do decisions arise?
The Psychology of Dark Humor in The Era of COVID-19
Is dark humor too much? Or an important coping mechanism?