- The First Real-Time Study of Parents Spanking Their Kids – TIME Healthland
- BBC News – Brain ‘rejects negative thoughts’
- What reward does your brain actually seek? – Boing Boing
- Candid Camera gag (1962) reveals the pressure to conform to group behavior – Boing Boing
- How to Hack Your Memory: 4 Tips to Achieve Perfect Memory « Lettuce be Cereal
- Forced Exercise’s Effects on the Brain – NYTimes.com
- Neuroscience explanations are more believable than mere psychological ones – Boing Boing
- Jonah Lehrer on Daniel Kahneman’s New Book | Head Case – WSJ.com
Archive for 2011
Brains, Spanking and Candid Cameras
In links on October 15, 2011 at 2:19 pmSiblings, Nature, and Malpractice
In links on October 7, 2011 at 11:23 pm- AFP: Marijuana blocks PTSD symptoms in rats: study
- Female Promiscuity Is a Biological Imperitive
- States Cut Malpractice Payouts by Encouraging Doctors to Apologize – The Daily Stat – September 22, 2011 – Harvard Business Review
- Why Being Relaxed Makes Us Spend Too Much Money | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Are You Teaching People to Treat You Badly? | Psychology Today
- The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker – review | Books | The Guardian
- Underestimating Nearby Nature
- The Sibling Effect — By Jeffrey Kluger — Book Review – NYTimes.com
- Why Do You Close Your Eyes to Remember? | Psychology Today
iPhones, The Point, and Klingon
In links on October 5, 2011 at 8:40 pm- You Love Your iPhone. Literally. – NYTimes.com
- [citation needed]» Blog Archive » the New York Times blows it big time on brain imaging
- Part of placebo effect ascribed to cannabinoids
- Why Do Some People Learn Faster? | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Is Happiness Even the Point? | Psychology Today
- Embarrassed? You’ve Won More Trust : Discovery News
- BBC News – ‘Klingon’ helps Milton Keynes man deal with dyslexia
- Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science | Video on TED.com
- Watch lectures on mind, brain, and human nature – Boing Boing
Cooling, DMV and No
In links on October 2, 2011 at 1:04 am- Yawning May Cool the Brain : Discovery News
- Why You Should Cut Disgruntled DMV Employees Some Slack – Culture – GOOD
- The Stupid Things You Do at Work (and How to Fix Them)
- The Body Odd – Blame it on the alcohol? Maybe not, study suggests
- Why Do You See Stars When You Get Hit in the Face?
- Single dose of hallucinogen may create lasting personality change
- More bad news: The (mis)reporting of statistical results in psychology journals « Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
- William Ury: The walk from “no” to “yes” | Video on TED.com
- One gene turns low-ranking mice into alpha-rodents | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine
Yogurt, Clutter and Faking
In links on September 27, 2011 at 10:35 pm- The Psychology Of Yogurt | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Looking at the Sun Can Trigger a Sneeze: Scientific American
- Book Excerpt: The Dyslexic Advantage | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Stubbornness Increases the More People Tell You You’re Wrong | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Why Being Relaxed Makes Us Spend Too Much Money | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Dan Ariely: How to Pay People – BusinessWeek
- Clutter can kill creativity and innovation | Unclutterer
- The Body Odd – Fake it ’till you make it? Confidence may matter more than ability
- Seasonal Affective Disorder – The Basics | A Blog Around The Clock, Scientific American Blog Network
Brains, Drooling and The Dark Side
In links on September 17, 2011 at 11:59 pm- How to Improve Your Life with Story Editing : Scientific American
- Teenage Brains – Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine
- Laughter Produces Endorphins, Study Finds – NYTimes.com
- Why Do Cars Make Us Drool? | Wired Science | Wired.com
- 3quarksdaily: Psychologists discover a gene’s link to optimism, self-esteem
- Evolution of Narcissism: Why We’re Overconfident, and Why It Works
- The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills : Farnam Street
- James Randi on Scepticism | FiveBooks | The Browser
Spongebob, Bears and Whole Foods
In links on September 16, 2011 at 10:19 am- Can Irrational Decisions Be Corrected? A Football Case Study | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Why I No Longer Buy Expensive Wine | Drinking Out Loud | News & Features | Wine Spectator
- Volunteering to help others could lead to better health
- Your Brain on Politics: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Liberals and Conservatives | The Intersection | Discover Magazine
- How Teddy Bears Can Make Your Company More Ethical – Video – Harvard Business Review
- SpongeBob study: ‘SpongeBob’ impairs children’s thinking – latimes.com
- The psychopathic neurobiologist – Boing Boing
- How Whole Foods “Primes” You To Shop | Fast Company
Smiles, Secret Languages and Seconds
In links on September 10, 2011 at 1:34 pm- Our Social Nature: The Surprising Science of Smiles | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Ben Fry, Information Designer – By Julia Turner – Slate Magazine
- The Secret Language Code: Scientific American
- Why Some People Prefer The Round Toggle Buttons of iOS 5
- Why Some Seconds Seem to Last Forever | Wired Science | Wired.com
- The Dangerous Psychology of Factory Farming – James McWilliams – Life – The Atlantic
- Happy Words Trump Negativity in the English Language | Wired Science | Wired.com
- BBC News – The self-storage craze
Fanboys, Influence and Resistance
In links on September 8, 2011 at 8:19 pm- Consumer Fanboys Confuse Brand Identity With Their Own | Wired Science | Wired.com
- How the human brain lies to us – Boing Boing
- The Quiet Theory of Influence | zen habits
- Cornell Chronicle: People are afraid of creative ideas
- Jonah Lehrer: Coaching Kids to Focus on Focus | Head Case – WSJ.com
- Can’t resist that marshmallow? Self-control doesn’t get easier with age
- Female Orgasm Remains an Evolutionary Mystery | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Start Preparing Now to Avoid the Effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Footprints ID People Like Fingerprints : Discovery News
Dogs, Booze and Bottlenecks
In links on September 8, 2011 at 10:45 am- Statistical Numbing: Why Millions Can Die and We Don’t Care | Psychology Today
- Bottlenecks in the brain limit our ability to multitask
- In Praise Of Vagueness | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Mistakes in Scientific Studies Surge – WSJ.com
- How language affects color perception – Boing Boing
- Dog Helps Rape Victim, 15, Testify – NYTimes.com
- Pre-Bed Booze May Bust Rest: Scientific American Podcast
- 6 Bullshit Facts About Psychology That Everyone Believes | Cracked.com
- Land of the Free, Home of the Poor | PBS NewsHour | Aug. 16, 2011 | PBS
Smart People, Sarcasm and Studying
In links on August 9, 2011 at 7:26 pm- Why We Shouldn’t Decide Ourselves When We Need Medical Attention | Psychology Today
- Study Hacks » Blog Archive » From “To Do” to “Will Do”: Using the Case Method to Defeat Procrastination
- Are Smart People Getting Smarter? | Wired Science | Wired.com
- How sarcasm can boost creativity – Post Leadership – The Washington Post
- swissmiss | Do Lectures
- Training the Brain to Avoid Temptation | Psychology Today
- Facebook Use May Lead to Psychological Disorders in Teens [STUDY]
- 6 Beloved Characters That Had Undiagnosed Mental Illnesses | Cracked.com
- Are Your Co-Workers Killing You? | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Mindless eating: Losing weight without thinking
Wonders, Persuasion and Power
In links on August 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm- The Science Behind Charlie Bit My Finger Again | Head Case – WSJ.com
- Cabinet of Wonders: Whose Ideal Was This, Anyway?
- Planning the Perfect Vacation – NYTimes.com
- One Word Persuasion
- Dan Ariely on Behavioural Economics | FiveBooks | The Browser
- Increase Your Brain Power by Doing Things the Hard Way
- ‘The Illusions of Psychiatry’: An Exchange by John Oldham, Daniel Carlat, and Richard Friedman | The New York Review of Books
- Spaceflight Psychology and the New ‘Right Stuff’ | Wired Science | Wired.com
- When You Negotiate, Don’t Argue | Psychology Today
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive The Economics of Sterilization «
Typefaces, Drugs and Monsters
In links on August 5, 2011 at 10:47 pm- Mind Control
- Payday can be a killer, new study shows // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame
- A Typeface For Dyslexic Readers
- Specs that see right through you – tech – 05 July 2011 – New Scientist
- BPS Research Digest: Why is a touch on the arm so persuasive?
- The Blog : Drugs and the Meaning of Life : Sam Harris
- Why do we care about some things and not others? | Daniel Pink
- This Freaky Optical Illusion Turns People Into Horrible Monsters
Androids, Playgrounds and Violence
In links on July 23, 2011 at 1:41 pm- Why Brains Get Creeped Out by Androids | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Safe Playgrounds Are Destroying Society
- A quick rip-off eases ouch factor | The Australian
- A Sure-Fire Way To Win At Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Seven Creepy Experiments That Could Teach Us So Much (If They Weren’t So Wrong) | Magazine
- Keeping the peace with the bar-strip lollipop – The Globe and Mail
- The Hazy Science of Hot Weather and Violence | Wired Science | Wired.com
- What everyone should know about the human eye | GazeHawk Blog
Bipolar, Brains and Behaviour
In links on July 19, 2011 at 6:30 pm- Should you trust your feelings? – Barking up the wrong tree
- How I Overcame Bipolar II (and Saved My Own Life) – Michael Ellsberg – Need to Know – Forbes
- Lingering Lies: The Persistent Influence of Misinformation: Scientific American
- Is the Internet Warping Our Brains? – Technology – GOOD
- Daniel H. Pink: Why bosses need to show their soft side – Telegraph
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Teachers cheating and Incentives «
- Teller explains the psychology of illusions – Boing Boing
- Report published on Behaviour Change – UK Parliament
Tourette’s, Teams and Botox
In links on July 18, 2011 at 11:44 pm- The Advantages of Tourette’s | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Human behavior: To resist temptation, forget guilt or shame and think positive – latimes.com
- More Medical Schools Are Screening Applicants Closely for People Skills – NYTimes.com
- Defend Your Research: What Makes a Team Smarter? More Women – Harvard Business Review
- Search Engines Change How Memory Works | Wired Science | Wired.com
- The Illusions of Psychiatry by Marcia Angell | The New York Review of Books
- Some Start-Ups Pique Interest by Invitation Only – NYTimes.com
- Tanya L Chartrand: Botox impairs our ability to relate to others | Technology | The Observer
Wars, Birth Control and Pain
In links on July 9, 2011 at 5:14 pm- Dead Wrong: Is Your War Protest Actually Increasing Support for the War? – Politics – GOOD
- How To Navigate The ‘Unexpected’ And Keep Your Cool : Managing :: American Express OPEN Forum
- Shilling the Male Pill: How to Sell Men Birth Control – Health – GOOD
- People Cheat More If the Benefits Are Shared – The Daily Stat – July 07, 2011 – Harvard Business Review
- Sex, Rape, and Single-Sex Dorms: How “Virtue” Can Allow Violence – Culture – GOOD
- Specs that see right through you – tech – 05 July 2011 – New Scientist
- Jonah Lehrer on Pain Control and Psychology | Head Case – WSJ.com
- The Happiness of Matchmaking | Center for Advanced Hindsight
FDA, Fonts and Gadgets
In links on July 9, 2011 at 12:04 am- FDA’s Graphic Cigarette Images: Will They Work? – Association for Psychological Science
- Eliza: what makes you think I’m a psychotherapeutic chatbot? – Boing Boing
- Why Do We Like the Taste Of Protein? | Wired Science | Wired.com
- www.ereadia.com/research/How_Larger_Font_Size_Affects_Reading.pdf
- The Promise and Perils of Hook-Up “Culture” » Sociological Images
- Each Half of the Brain Has Its Own Memory Storage | 80beats | Discover Magazine
- Why Gadgets Flop: Scientific American
- Lack of Sleep Leads to Unethical Conduct – The Daily Stat – June 24, 2011 – Harvard Business Review
Bias, Stupidity and Baths
In links on July 3, 2011 at 1:23 am- Stephen Jay Gould, Samuel Morton and Investigative Bias | Head Case – WSJ.com
- How Facebook Uses Feedback Loops: Meet Rypple | Epicenter | Wired.com
- Stupidity Is Contagious; Your Brain as Band Scout | Week in Ideas – WSJ.com
- Why Science Struggles to Correct Its Mistakes – NYTimes.com
- Walking May Increase Brain Size and Boost Memory
- Be Clutch, Don’t Choke: How to Thrive in High Pressure Situations (Part I) | The Art of Manliness
- How Love Makes (Some) Pain Go Away | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Hot Baths May Cure Loneliness: Scientific American Podcast
- Home
Hammocks, Unexpected and Teens
In links on June 25, 2011 at 1:14 am- The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why? by Marcia Angell | The New York Review of Books
- Why Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper : Shots – Health Blog : NPR
- Why Seeing (The Unexpected) Is Often Not Believing : NPR
- BBC – BBC Two Programmes – James May’s Things You Need to Know…, …about The Human Body
- Do Grades As Incentives Work? | Psychology Today
- Emory: Teen brain data could predict pop hits | Atlanta Business Chronicle
- Humans Could Have Geomagnetic Sight | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Controversial Neurofeedback Therapy “Reboots the Brains” of Soldiers with PTSD
Characters, Green and Language
In links on June 17, 2011 at 7:19 pm- “Vaught’s Practical Character Reader,” weird phrenology book from 1902 – Boing Boing
- Reduce Performance Anxiety by Challenging Your Beliefs About Change – Lifehacker
- The blue and the green | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
- Tajimoto comments on 24 year old who suffered social anxiety his entire life. I finally conquered it. IAmA
- Does Language Shape What We Think?: Scientific American
- NMDA receptor blockade at rest triggers rapid behavioural antidepressant responses : Nature : Nature Publishing Group
- Business Students Score Higher on Narcissism – The Daily Stat – June 16, 2011 – Harvard Business Review
- Domain expertise insulates against judgment bias by monetary favors through a modulation of ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Carrots, Zen and Lead
In links on June 17, 2011 at 1:29 am- Carrots and sticks: Procrastination fix? | Daniel Pink
- The Bilingual Advantage – NYTimes.com
- Well OK Zen | MontereyCountyWeekly.com
- The Mystery of Consciousness Continues by John R. Searle | The New York Review of Books
- A drug that could erase your memories of being afraid – io9
- The Crime of Lead Exposure | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Make friends with strangers on “conceptual walks” in NYC – Boing Boing
- What We Expect Is What We Get – Lifehacker
Workouts, Jobs and Classes
In links on June 16, 2011 at 12:35 pm- Jonah Lehrer on an Intelligence Workout | Head Case – WSJ.com
- A Simple Exercise To Boost IQ | Wired Science | Wired.com
- The Psychology Behind Lean Startups | Justin Mares
- Sarcasm Boosts Creativity? Yeah, Right. | Miller-McCune – Miller-McCune
- Blanks for the Memories – WSJ.com
- Give the impression you want the job — sit up straight | Executive | Financial Post
- Audio Excerpt: The Secret Lives of the Brain | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Later Class Start Times Associated With A Delayed Sleep Schedule Leading To Poorer Sleep, Daytime Sleepiness And Lower Grade-Point Average
Basketball, Weight and Sugar
In links on June 15, 2011 at 7:05 pm- Science-Based Medicine » The Believing Brain
- YouTube – Right Said Fred – I`m Too Sexy (The Original)
- Basketball and Jazz | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Psychologist shows why we “choke” under pressure – and how to avoid it | UChicago News
- The best way to lose weight is to lie to yourself – io9
- What Sugar Actually Does to Your Brain and Body – Lifehacker
- Risk, Probability and How Brains Are Easily Misled | Wired Science | Wired.com
- How to Speak Persuasively: Scientific American Podcast
- 29 Ways to Stay Creative (and Be Happier) – Gizmodo
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Preferences leading to choices? «
Subways, Faces and Crowds
In links on June 15, 2011 at 7:04 pm- The Shortcut to the Shortcut: The 4 Key Principles of The 4-Hour Body
- All Happy Subways are Alike
- Disbelieving Free Will Makes Brain Less Free | Wired Science | Wired.com
- The Morphing Face Illusion
- Jonah Lehrer on the Wisdom and Foolishness of Crowds | Head Case – WSJ.com
- Designing Incentives for Crowdsourcing Workers | The CrowdFlower Blog
- The Optimism Bias – TIME
- The Web and the Wisdom of Crowds | Wired Science | Wired.com
Cheating, Memories and Bouba
In links on June 8, 2011 at 6:36 pm- Why People Cheat – Lifehacker
- Geometric Principles Appear Universal in Our Minds | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Stanford prison experiment – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Women Find Happy Men Less Attractive Than Grumps – Culture – GOOD
- Ads Implant False Memories | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Freakonomics » Do Musicians Have Better Brains?
- Feel the Noise: Touch, Hearing May Share Neurological Roots | Wired Science | Wired.com
- The Bouba/Kiki Effect – Boing Boing
Therapy, Ads and Culture
In links on May 26, 2011 at 8:46 pm- Sanford C. Bernstein Announces Agenda and Speakers for 27th Annual Strategic Decisions… — NEW YORK, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –
- Psychological therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money
- Four Reasons to Keep a Work Diary – Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review
- Ads Implant False Memories | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Cultured People Feel Less Stress : Discovery News
- How skillful advertisers can word-jack your brain – io9
Self-Control, Senses and Sex
In links on May 23, 2011 at 8:34 pm- How Self-Control Works, and How to Boost Your Willpower by Better Understanding It – Lifehacker
- Pibloktoq: Psychology in the Arctic – Boing Boing
- How Power Corrupts | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Super senses exist, we’re just too distracted to notice them – Boing Boing
- Daniel H Pink: employees are faster and more creative when solving other people’s problems – Telegraph
- As time goes by, it gets tougher to ‘just remember this’
- Study: Christians feel guilty after sex – Boing Boing
- Sex on the brain: Orgasms unlock altered consciousness – life – 11 May 2011 – New Scientist
Power, Revenge and Reason
In links on May 18, 2011 at 6:45 pm- Adopt a Power Pose to Think More Assertively
- How Reading Improves Your Social Life | Psychology Today
- Why We’re Terrible Predictors | Psychology Today
- Jonah Lehrer on Buildings, Health and Creativity | Head Case – WSJ.com
- The Rewards of Revenge | Wired Science | Wired.com
- End Your Insomnia, Snoring, and Other Common Sleep Problems with These Expert Tips – Lifehacker
- The Reason We Reason | Wired Science | Wired.com
- The Cognitive Cost of Doing Things – Lifehacker
Evidence, Depression and Distraction
In links on May 17, 2011 at 8:51 pm- How Muscle Memory Works And How It Affects Your Success | Lifehacker Australia
- Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.
- Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Exploratorium
- Mind controller: What is the ‘burundanga’ drug? (Wired UK)
- Easily Distracted People May Have Too Much Brain
- Does Depression Help Us Think Better? | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Why Meditation Relieves Chronic Pain and Stress – Lifehacker
- BBC News – Children can ‘recall early memories’, Canadian study suggests
- Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling | Video on TED.com
- Science reveals what you need to do to talk people into anything – io9
Donkeys, News, and Anchors
In links on May 8, 2011 at 2:30 pm- Arming the Donkeys – Download free content from Duke University on iTunes
- To Tug the Heartstrings, Music Must First Tickle the Brain – NYTimes.com
- Equanimity in Every Bite | Tricycle
- Multitaskers Better at Spotting ‘Invisible Gorilla’ | Wired Science | Wired.com
- News from The Associated Press
- Anchoring Effect « You Are Not So Smart
- Should We Buy Expensive Wine? | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Neuroscience of Shakespeare – Boing Boing
- Better Elevation » • Cheap Magic
- The Ignorance Of Voters | Wired Science | Wired.com
Video Games, Invisibility and Numbers
In links on May 6, 2011 at 10:26 pm- Trick Yourself into Working by Breaking Down Tasks to a “For Dummies” Level
- Study: Video Games Make You Eat More
- Mild brain shocks may improve learning and cognition – Boing Boing
- 99% Invisible
- Contagious Habits: How Obesity Spreads | Wired Science | Wired.com
- How Number Psychology Impacts the Prices You’ll Pay
- Anxiety gender gap: Are women really more anxious than men? – By Taylor Clark – Slate Magazine
- Local News | Toppenish teen fakes pregnancy as school project | Seattle Times Newspaper
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive The Upside of Useless Stuff «
Paris, Finish and Language
In links on April 18, 2011 at 4:41 pm- Paris syndrome – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 6 Strange but Real Addictions | HealthGuru
- Art and science are intertwined – Boing Boing
- The bonus myth: How paying for results can backfire – life – 12 April 2011 – New Scientist
- How Self-Control Works: Scientific American
- How to Finish | zen habits
- What Lucky People Do Different
- Lunch break: What language reveals – Ezra Klein – The Washington Post
Control, Architecture and Cheating
In links on April 18, 2011 at 4:41 pm- How Self-Control Works: Scientific American
- The Psychology of Architecture | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Can the tax code cause us to spend too much? «
- Seth’s Blog: Buying an education or buying a brand?
- Jonah Lehrer on Behavioral Economics: Is ‘Nudging’ Really Enough? | Head Case – WSJ.com
- The Psychology of Cheating – NYTimes.com
- Recapping a Perfect Game: A Turing Test | Digitizd
- Researchers (and The Pirate Bay) Want to Know What Motivates People to File-Share
Grit, Cheaters and Parole
In links on April 11, 2011 at 9:49 pm- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive The Rationality of One-Star Reviews «
- Secret of Longevity: Conscientiousness
- Schneier on Security: Detecting Cheaters
- Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking by Activating Your ‘Go’ System
- Multitasking Takes Toll on Memory, Study Finds – NYTimes.com
- ESPN.com – True grit
- Scientists find that a cluttered environment leads to discrimination, stereotyping, and antisocial behavior | Unclutterer
- To Get Parole, Have Your Case Heard Right After Lunch | Wired Science | Wired.com
Sleep, Candy and Games
In links on April 7, 2011 at 8:39 pm- The Sleepless Elite – WSJ.com
- Pay Attention to What You Envy to Discover Work That You Love
- The Future Of Work Is Play :: Articles :: The 99 Percent
- NCBI ROFL: A scientific analysis of kids in a candy store. | Discoblog | Discover Magazine
- YouTube – MARWENCOL official theatrical trailer
- People Say They Won’t Shock Others for Cash, But Do | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Consolidate Your Love of Learning and Gaming with These Brain-Building Video Games
Practice, 99 Cents and Error
In links on April 4, 2011 at 10:41 pm- The Heart of Practice | Tricycle
- I Got .99 Problems, But Pricing Ain’t One. « Modeled Behavior
- Use Side ‘Procrastination Projects’ to Become More Productive
- The Danger of Simple Purchasing | Digitizd
- Good vibrations? Bad? None at all? – USATODAY.com
- 3 tricks for solving problems faster and better | Daniel Pink
- Focus on a List of Projects, Not Just To-Dos, to Relieve Productivity Stress
- 5 Must-Read Books on Error and the Science of Being Wrong | Brain Pickings
Blind, Eighties and Charlatans
In links on April 3, 2011 at 2:13 pm- Men’s Journal » Print » The Blind Man Who Taught Himself To See
- Happiness peaks in our eighties – Telegraph
- Why Comparing Your Level of Productivity to Someone Else’s is a Fool’s Errand
- Want To Retire Wealthier? Start by Scanning Your Photo – WSJ.com
- Tipping Doesn’t Reward Good Behavior – SmartMoney.com
- Why We Buy: How to Avoid 10 Costly Cognitive Biases — PsyBlog
- Group Uses Gadgets, Chemistry and a Mouse to Educate India About Religious Charlatans
Hacks, Evidence and Plans
In links on March 29, 2011 at 10:38 am- Top 10 Solutions to Real Life’s Most Annoying Problems
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Backing Down From Agreements–Results «
- Which Traits Predict Success? (The Importance of Grit) | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Weak Evidence Leads to Bad Decisions
- Avoid Idea Plateaus with a Plan
- Wishing Someone Luck Can Improve Performance – The Daily Stat – March 18, 2011 – Harvard Business Review
- To the brain, getting burned, getting dumped feel the same – CNN.com
Friends, Masturbation and Japan
In links on March 28, 2011 at 8:27 pm- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Introducing Friend Measure «
- Pornography. Masturbation. The Spiritual Story No One Wants to Tell. | elephant journal
- Lessons for Japan’s Survivors – The Psychology of Recovery – NYTimes.com
- The Untapped Power Of Smiling – Eric Savitz – The Tech Trade – Forbes
- Americans smile all the time as if they are plugged in – English pravda.ru
- The Sunk Cost Fallacy « You Are Not So Smart
- The Near-Miss Effect | Wired Science | Wired.com
Happiness, Nails and Flattery
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:10 pmGames, Gray and Gupta
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:09 pm- Jesse Schell: When games invade real life | Video on TED.com
- Young Trendsetters Streak Their Hair With Gray – NYTimes.com
- Mind in the Eyes
- Derek Sivers: How to start a movement | Video on TED.com
- Fatty Foods May Have a Drug-Like Effect on Your Brain
- Body Language Expert, Janine Driver – Public Speaker, Lyin’ Tamer!
- Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity | Video on TED.com
- How I Mastered the Power Nap
Gender, Dating and Kids
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:08 pm- Does Memory Actually Matter? | Digitizd
- Make Quick Work of Internet Trolls by Using Cognitive Therapy
- The Scientific Gender Gap | Wired Science | Wired.com
- New Dating Website Helps You Find Someone Who Looks Just Like You
- People don’t know when they’re lying to themselves | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine
- Understanding – and Maximizing – Your Brain’s Reward and Planning System | Psychology Today
- Study: Does Having Kids Makes Parents Delusional? – TIME Healthland
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Admitting to another irrationality «
Horror Movies, Bladders and Tests
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:08 pm- People with full bladders ‘make better decisions’, scientists discover – Telegraph
- Why Are Easy Decisions So Hard? | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Neil Strauss » And the answer is . . .
- You’ve Been Watching Too Many Horror Movies
- Left-Handedness Loses Its Stigma but Retains Its Mystery – NYTimes.com
- Cambridge Face Memory Test
- The More You Fail, The Higher You Can Set Your Goals
- Sleep Quality May Be Tied to Covert Brain Wave | Wired Science | Wired.com
Memory, Handshakes and Sight
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:05 pm- Secrets of a Mind-Gamer – NYTimes.com
- In Praise of the Handshake « Blog Archive « Dan Ariely
- Jonah Lehrer on Distractions, ADHD and Creativity | Head Case – WSJ.com
- US Army Used Psy-Ops Tactics Against Powerful Americans to Push War
- Use Cognitive-Behavioral Coping Skills for a More Successful Diet
- Your Brain on Computers – Series – The New York Times
- How Dialing Phone Numbers Could Affect the Way We Think
- Sight Gets Repurposed in Brains of the Blind | Wired Science | Wired.com
Crime, Accounting and Units
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:05 pm- Deindividuation « You Are Not So Smart
- Fear of Crime: Crime has plummeted over the last 20 years. Why aren’t we less scared? – By Christopher Beam – Slate Magazine
- The Curse of Mental Accounting | Wired Science | Wired.com
- The bizarre economics of the hotel minibar. – By Tim Harford – Slate Magazine
- Social hacking « Blog Archive « Dan Ariely
- The “unit effect” makes 31 days seem better than a month
- These Crazy Scientific Tips Will Help You Find Love or Something
- How Sleep Helps You Commit Important Information to Memory
Noise, Gazes and Coupons
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:05 pm- Rands In Repose: The Noise
- ‘Objectifying Gaze’ Subtracts From Women’s Math Abilities – Tweed – The Chronicle of Higher Education
- At End-Of-The Line Prison, An Unlikely Escape : NPR
- Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run? | Video on TED.com
- Is Happiness Conservative? « The Baseline Scenario
- It’s Not the Online Coupons. It’s the Psychology. – NYTimes.com
- The Best Questions For A First Date « OkTrends
- Make People Happier by Acknowledging That They’re Not Feeling Happy. | Psychology Today
Smokers, Seconds and Shopping
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:05 pm- ‘Love Hormone’ Arouses Suspicion, Too | Wired Science | Wired.com
- More on the Psychology of Social Shopping | On Being Predictably Irrational | Social Commerce Today
- Brain scan can tell if a smoker will quit
- The Mess Manifesto – TIME
- Hugs Follow a 3-Second Rule – ScienceNOW
- How to Beat a Bad Day Before It Starts
- Amazon.com: The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us (9780446559904): Sheril Kirshenbaum: Books
- Marginal Revolution: Creative style and achievement in ADHD adults
Impressions, Cabdrivers and Comfort
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:05 pm- Apologies Fail to Live Up to Our Expectations: Scientific American
- Comfort Kills | Psychology Today
- Using Right Hemisphere of Brain to Win in Chess and Shogi – NYTimes.com
- Bursting the Bubble of Fear | Tricycle
- Using Yoga to Help Cabdrivers Relax Body and Mind – On Religion – NYTimes.com
- The First Impression | Psychology Today
- The Advantage Of Dual-Identities (A Case Study of Nabokov) | Wired Science | Wired.com
- How to Hack Your Brain
Cinderella, Stuttering and Here
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:05 pm- Book Review – Cinderella Ate My Daughter – By Peggy Orenstein – NYTimes.com
- Jonah Lehrer on Stuttering in “The King’s Speech” – Ideas Market – WSJ
- American Museum of Natural History News » Brain Beat: Meditation and the Brain
- More to a Smile Than Lips and Teeth – NYTimes.com
- College Freshmen Stress Levels High, Survey Finds – NYTimes.com
- A Psychoanalyst Calls For Eating With ‘Culinary Mindfulness’ : Shots – Health News Blog : NPR
- You Are Here – Radiolab
- The key to good communication? Pretend your spouse is a stranger | Psychology Today
Alcohol, Fun and Ikea
In links on March 25, 2011 at 9:05 pm- Alcohol Placebos Can Impair Memory
- Your wife doesn’t understand you because you are too close, study suggests – Telegraph
- Mindfulness meditation and the brain – Boing Boing
- The Science of Decision-Making & the Art of Choice | Brain Pickings
- The Fun Theory
- If You Want Good Feedback, Don’t Ask Anyone to Think
- Sleeping Protects Memories From Corruption | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Ikea design stores ‘as mazes’ to stop shoppers leaving so you end up buying more | Mail Online
Mirrors, Circles and iPhone
In links on March 21, 2011 at 10:30 pm- News Desk: John Colapinto: Ramachandran’s Mirror Trick : The New Yorker
- Why some kids (and animals) can fail the mirror self-recognition test, but still be self-aware – Boing Boing
- Humans Can Only Walk In Circles and We Don’t Know Why
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Stealing an iPhone «
- The World’s Happiest Places
- The Prescription for Self-Doubt: Watch This Video
- Dailymotion – Penn and Teller -Explain Sleight of Hand – a Funny video
Placebo, Bargains and Memory
In links on March 18, 2011 at 10:36 pm- Improve your productivity at work | Unclutterer
- Relaxed Minds Remember Better
- Placebo isn’t a dirty word – Boing Boing
- Twitter / @Tim Ferriss: Before using anti-depressa …
- How To Do A Successful Bargain (Learnings From A Rickshaw Driver).
- Set Up Your Own Google-Style 20-Percent Time to Try New Projects
- How To Shape Your Lifestyle to Improve Your Fitness – by Dumb Little Man
- 10 Ways to Improve Your Memory
Music, Mind and Passion
In links on March 14, 2011 at 10:30 pm- The Short but Powerful Guide to Finding Your Passion | zen habits
- Train Your Mind to Keep Exercising in Winter
- 7 Food Groups That Will Help Boost Your Mood – by Dumb Little Man
- YouTube – How to Work a Crowd by Alexis Bauer – Ep23
- World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale on Vimeo
- YouTube – Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Exams, Change and Alarms
In links on March 11, 2011 at 10:36 pm- How I Was Able to Ace Exams Without Studying | zen habits
- How to Get People to Change
- Sleep Cycle alarm clock
- Naps Can Seriously Improve All-Day Learning Abilities
- predictably irrational » blog archive » got my placebo back – Google Search
- Procrastination Animated
- Accentuating the Negative: Scientific American
Natural, Smartphones and All-Nighters
In links on March 8, 2011 at 11:59 am- Irrational Thinking: The Word ‘Natural’ Sells : NPR
- Pre-Test Jitters? Writing About Them Eases Worries | LiveScience
- PLoS ONE: Closing the Mind’s Eye: Incoming Luminance Signals Disrupt Visual Imagery
- Why Your Brain Is Like a Smartphone
- Focus on Immediate Instead of Long-Term Exercise Benefits for Better Motivation
- People at the end of the alphabet are more impulsive buyers than those at the front
- Social hacking « Blog Archive « Dan Ariely
- All-Nighters Make Bodies Hoard Calories | Wired Science | Wired.com
Tomatoes, Secret Service and Fonts
In links on March 8, 2011 at 11:59 am- How a Tomato Opened My Mind | Tricycle
- Secret Service Study Probes Psyche of U.S. Assassins | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Miles O’Brien: Is technology rewiring teens’ brains? – Boing Boing
- A New And Maybe Better Way To Stop People From Being Jerks Online
- How to Plant Ideas in Someone’s Mind
- How to Hone the Accuracy of Your Internal Clock and Better Understand Your Time
- Harder to Read Fonts May Improve Learning
- What the science of human nature can teach us : The New Yorker
Colors, Hacks and Math
In links on March 8, 2011 at 11:59 am- Why Johnny Can’t Name His Colors
- What the science of human nature can teach us : The New Yorker
- The Math Of Beauty
- Your nose reveals when you’re going to die
- Marginal Revolution: Sex and Statistics or Heteroscedasticity is Hot
- L-Theanine: a 4000 Year Old Mind-Hack | World of Tea
- A Love-Hate Relationship?: “Feel-Good” Oxytocin May Have a Dark Side: Scientific American
- Elevate yourself to become more virtuous – life – 13 January 2011 – New Scientist
Vegetables, Feet and Hacks
In links on March 7, 2011 at 10:30 pm- No Impact Man: How to get your child to eat almost any vegetable
- Learn to Negotiate and Close
- 11 Reasons Why You Absolutely Need More Sleep – by Dumb Little Man
- 16 Ways to Monitor Your Health Between Checkups: Examine Yourself | Common Problems | Reader’s Digest
- Why You Can’t Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Five Ways to Persuade Like a Silver-Tongued Trial Lawyer | Copyblogger
- 25 Body Hacks to Supercharge Yourself
- Hey Boss, Please Don’t Bother Me, I’m Daydreaming | Wise Bread
- World’s Greatest Illusions Chosen | LiveScience
Chinese Mothers, Walking and Burnout
In links on March 5, 2011 at 12:53 pm- Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior – WSJ.com
- Great animation: why we can’t walk straight – Boing Boing
- Study: Antipsychotic use surged despite evidence – FiercePharma
- Michael Ferrara PTSD | OutsideOnline.com
- Mister Peace.com – “Courage is from the latin word ‘cor’ meaning heart…”
- Why You’re a Quitter (and How to Use That to Your Advantage)
- How to Recognize Signs of Burnout (and What to Do About Them)
- Noise Cancellation for Dental Drills Will Make People Happier
Hands, Trees and Smells
In links on March 4, 2011 at 10:36 pm- Bering in Mind: Limp wrists and tight fists: What your handshake says about you
- Is Self-Guided Research Dangerous to Your Health? | The Decision Tree
- Food label designed by “neurological and bodily responses” Boing Boing
- The Decision Tree – Boing Boing
- People Work Better Together in Rooms that Smell Good
- 15 Interesting Facts about Dreams | Bored Panda
- HOW TO: Jump-Start Your Good Morning Creative Mojo – I Geek for Creativity
Caffeine, Diets and Immune Systems
In links on March 2, 2011 at 9:00 pm- Ten Days Without Caffeine: A Love Story « The Bygone Bureau
- » A Profile of a Master-thief [The Steal] Lone Iguana
- Save Money by Ignoring Anchor Prices
- Hone Your Eye for Fake Online Reviews
- The World’s Healthiest Diets – Forbes.com
- Look at Sick People to Give Your Immune System a Boost
- Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV — let’s get rational | Video on TED.co
Pressure, Computers and Venting
In links on March 2, 2011 at 9:00 pm- Top 10 Ways Your Brain Is Sabotaging You (and How to Beat It)
- Memory Inception: Three Keys To Creating A Great User Experience For Your Product
- Your Brain on Computers – Studying the Brain Off the Grid, Professors Find Clarity – NYTimes.com
- The Brains of Our Fathers: Does Parenting Rewire Dads?: Scientific American
- Venting Frustration Will Only Make Your Anger Worse
- Your Brain on Computers – Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime – NYTimes.com
- Defend Yourself Against High-Pressure Persuaders – Boing Boing
Doers, Lines and Shoulders
In links on March 1, 2011 at 10:30 pm- The Do Book Co. – The Path of a Doer
- How to Stay Happy and Motivated During the Winter
- Why the Other Line Moves Faster
- The psychology of shoulder-to-shoulder « Mind Hacks
- Apple’s Pricing Decoys – BusinessWeek
- How to Deal with a Neat Freak
- Lesbians make more money than straight women (And nobody really knows why) – Boing Boing
Glasses, Daydreaming and Tears
In links on February 28, 2011 at 10:30 pm- Is Barefoot Better?
- Wearing Glasses Will Get You a Better Job
- Take More Daydreaming Breaks to Improve Your Focus
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Burns and happiness «
- IndieGames.com – The Weblog – Feature: Top Freeware Experimental Games 2010
- News Desk: More Thoughts on the Decline Effect : The New Yorker
- The war of the manual of mental illness « Mind Hacks
- When Tears Are Shed, Is Manhood Lost? – Cultural Studies – NYTimes.com
Schools, Placebos and Switch
In links on February 25, 2011 at 10:36 pm- Four Small Things You Can Do To Be An Exceptional Communicator – by Dumb Little Man
- YouTube – Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
- Why Do People Push Placebo Buttons?
- The War on Interruptions, an Excerpt from “Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard”
- Take Advantage of the Recession to Hone Your Haggling Skills
- The power of touch: An examination of the effect of duration of physical contact on the valuation of objects
Placebos, Meetings and Diets
In links on February 21, 2011 at 10:30 pm- The placebo effect: Now with 100% fewer lies – Boing Boing
- Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Walking Creates A Thirst For Dry Knowledge
- A Real Science of Mind – NYTimes.com
- Pretty Women Make Simple Men | Psychology Today
- Want to be more persuasive in meetings? – Farnam Street
- Social Science Palooza – NYTimes.com
- Real Evidence for Diets That Are Just Imaginary – NYTimes.com
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Temptations and Self-Control «
Gorillas, Obesity and Denial
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:38 pm- How Does Technology Affect Kids’ Friendships? – NYTimes.com
- Albert-Laszlo Barabasi: ‘Bursts’: Can Human Behavior Be Predicted And Controlled?
- The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
- Beating Obesity – Magazine – The Atlantic
- Michael Specter: The danger of science denial | Video on TED.com
- » An Intelligent Accent That Masks Origins [Disguise] Lone Iguana
- 10 Things Every Woman Should Know About a Man’s Brain | LiveScience
Liars, Nothing and Decisions
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:38 pm- Tips for being healthier, happier, more productive – The Energy Project
- CureTogether Blog » Blog Archive » 6 Surprisingly Effective Treatments for Depression
- Wash Your Hands After a Big Decision to Cut Down on Second-Guessing
- ‘Impossible motion’ trick wins Illusion Contest – physics-math – 11 May 2010 – New Scientist
- Campaign Spotlight – Campaign Offers Plenty of ‘Nothing’ – NYTimes.com
- Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks | Video on TED.com
- Detect a Good Liar By Knowing Their Most Effective Tactics
Nudge, Fibs and Sleep
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:38 pm- 4 ways to Nudge Yourself – Boing Boing
- The Secret to Designing an Intuitive UX: Match the Mental Model to the Conceptual Model | UX Magazine
- How to Reboot Your Sleep Cycle and Get the Rest You Deserve
- Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! | Video on TED.com
- How to Stop Worrying and Start Saving Time and Money with Auto Bill Pay and Online Banking
- Résumés Made for Fibbing – NYTimes.com
Leaders, Obsession and Storytelling
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- 50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do
- Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Video on TED.com
- Net-Worth Obsession – NYTimes.com
- Prototype – Putting Customers in Charge of Designing Shirts – NYTimes.com
- The Illusion of Truth – Farnam Street
- Video: Enhancing the Placebo Effect – Farnam Street
- Farnam Street – What the smartest people on the net read.
- Presentation Zen: Ira Glass:Tips on storytelling
Snacks, Ads and Email
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Phys Ed: Does Massage Help After Exercise? – NYTimes.com
- This is some targeted advertising. Feel the love, indeed. on Twitpic
- Keep Your Ringtone Unique to Avoid Unnecessary Anxiety
- Why You’re Hooked on Email – And Five Ways to Stop – by Dumb Little Man
- Behavioral Café – Carnegie Mellon University
- TED Blog | Dan Ariely asks, What is the right amount to pay bankers?
- CMU’s Research Cafe: a living behavioral economics lab that serves tasty snacks – Boing Boing
- 10 Reasons You Should Start Running Barefoot
Deprivation, Deception and Memorization
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Confirmation Bias « You Are Not So Smart
- The Surprising Toll of Sleep Deprivation – Newsweek
- Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception | Video on TED.com
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People «
- Quickly Memorize Lists Using the Loci Method
- Memorize Volume Conversions with a Helpful Graphic
- Hindsight Bias « You Are Not So Smart
- Want To Get Faster, Smarter? Sleep 10 Hours : NPR
Refs, Dating and Tools
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Soccer Refs Subconsciously Call More Fouls on Plays to the Left | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Why Online Dating Is So Unsatisfying | Dan Ariely | Big Think
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive A Crisper Solution «
- Boost Your Brainstorming with the Six Thinking Hats Method
- The 99 Percent – It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.
- Jon Ive On the Danger Of Sophisticated Tools
Greatness, Poker and Anchoring
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Get Smarter by Realizing You’re Not That Great
- » Cars in Uncommon Colors Protect Against Theft Lone Iguana
- Use a Slight Smile Instead of a Poker Face
- Anchoring Effect « You Are Not So Smart
- Use Incremental Reading to Memorize Large Batches of Data
- The Science Behind “Having a Bad Day” (and How to Solve It)
- Why Money Makes You Unhappy | Wired Science | Wired.com
Often, Transparency and Snap Judgments
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- How Do You Pronounce “Often”?
- The Illusion of Transparency « You Are Not So Smart
- Happiness and Sadness Spread Just Like Disease | Wired Science | Wired.com
- BigThink videos: Penn Jillette and Dan Ariely – Boing Boing
- Subjective Validation « You Are Not So Smart
- Sense of Touch Shapes Snap Judgments | Wired Science | Wired.com
Glasses, Habits and Massages
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Use Tall, Narrow Glasses To Cut Down On Drinking
- Why don’t we kill each other as much as we used to? – Boing Boing
- Hacks to Help You Stay Healthy
- Use a Commitment Contract to Effectively Change Habits
- The High Low » Blog Archive » Can Buying Fake Glasses Make You More Dishonest?
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Looking for a massage … «
X Factor, Gray Matter and Shyness
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- BPS Research Digest: Shy students who use Facebook have better quality friendships
- That package made me overeat | Psychology Today
- Consider Your Mind’s Association with Numbers to Avoid Being Tricked by Them
- The X Factor of Economics – People – NYTimes.com
- Meditation May Increase Gray Matter
- BBC News – ‘Mum and dad made me multi-task better’
- » False Memories Lone Iguana
Donuts, Dentists and Dancing
In links on February 19, 2011 at 12:34 am- A Morning Donut Could Improve Your Memory and Ability to Concentrate
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Annoying dentist… «
- The Now Habit: Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
- CureTogether Blog » Blog Archive » 6 Surprisingly Effective Treatments for Depression
- Dancing Makes You Smarter
- Rescu.me Calls or Texts Your Phone for a Pre-Scheduled Escape Interruption
- Julian Treasure: Shh! Sound health in 8 steps | Video on TED.com
Fur, Sex and Eating
In links on February 18, 2011 at 10:36 pm- How To Blast Away A Blue Mood – by Dumb Little Man
- » Be Smarter: Believe [Brain Screwers] Lone Iguana
- The Naked Truth: Why Humans Have No Fur: Scientific American
- ~ sacred folly ~: “Cheese crumbs spread before a pair of copulating rats will distract the female but not the male.” -Alfred Kinsey
- Science of Sex Appeal: Attractive Man Funk? : Video : Discovery Channel
- Play, Then Eat: Shift May Bring Gains at School – NYTimes.com
Dogs, Desires and Sugar
In links on February 14, 2011 at 10:30 pm- Smile Honestly and Double Your Chance of Not Dying
- A Physicist Turns the City Into an Equation – NYTimes.com
- The Doctor’s Dog Will See You Now – WSJ.com
- Emotional Intelligence Peaks in our 60s, Study Finds – AOL Health
- The Merry-Go-Round of Desire | Tricycle
- Creativity vies with language in brain – life – 17 December 2010 – New Scientist
- Combining Caffeine with Sugar May Improve Concentration
Ears, Social Skills and Fear
In links on February 11, 2011 at 10:36 pm- “Memorize Now” Helps You Commit Long Passages to Memory
- Believing You Can Be Smarter Actually Makes You Smarter
- Some Social Skills May Be Genetic | Wired Science | Wired.com
- 8 Unconventional Ways to De-stress and Release Tension | zen habits
- The Benefits of Ear Massage
- 6 Deceptively Simple Ways to Conquer Fear – by Dumb Little Man
Freud, Tears and Porn
In links on February 7, 2011 at 10:30 pm- Freud, psychiatry, and mental health in China : The New Yorker
- Scientists discover a chemical signal in human tears
- The Psychologists Daily
- Feeling the Future: has science proved that we’re psychic about porn? No (bet you saw that coming, etc) – Telegraph Blogs
- in over your head
- Hard Core – Magazine – The Atlantic
- Top 10 Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Posts for 2010 | Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
Locksmiths, Fear and Crows
In links on February 1, 2011 at 10:30 pm- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Locksmiths «
- Brain Oddities: Spelling is Irrelevant to Comprehension | The Big Picture
- Imagine You’re Eating More and You’ll Eat Less
- How Fear Helps You Make Better Decisions
- Marginal Revolution: Why do so many prices end in .99?
- Clever Crows Use Tools in New Way | Wired Science | Wired.com
- O’Neal, Beckham-loved Power Balance bracelet makers admits it doesn’t work
- Medical Journal Says Autism Study a ‘Fraud’ – WSJ.com
Addiction, Uncertainty and Conformity
In links on January 28, 2011 at 8:30 pm- Rational addiction – Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
- The size of your brain’s visual cortex determines whether optical illusions fool you
- The Uncertainty Effect | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Is good luck at gambling all in the genes? : Nature News
- Why You Are a Conformist and How to Stop
- Why Are Religious People Happier? : Discovery News
Genetics, Cell Phones and Decision Time
In links on January 21, 2011 at 8:30 pmPanic, Video Games and Kisses
In links on January 17, 2011 at 10:29 pm- Experts Reveal Keys to Keeping Your Resolutions | Tips to Help Keep New Year’s Resolutions, Weight Loss & Quit Smoking | My Health News Daily
- To Stave Off Panic, Don’t Take a Deep Breath | LiveScience
- This is your brain. This is your brain on video games — Engadget
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Rethinking Money for the New Year «
- Sealed with a kiss – and neuroscience
- Your Not-to-Do List | The Drucker Exchange
- Unhealthy lifestyle ‘ingrained by age 16′ – Telegraph
- Avoid Added Stress by Just Deciding and Moving Forward
- Brain Volume Linked to Social Networking | Wired Science | Wired.com
Monkeys, Fantasies and Memories
In links on January 14, 2011 at 8:30 pm- Monkeys Get the Creeps, Too: Scientific American
- How Fantasies Affect Focus: Scientific American
- Multimedia Memory Boost: Scientific American
- A Sensory Fix for Problems in School: Scientific American
- The Power to Persuade: Scientific American
- Study sheds light on ‘teenage night owl syndrome’ – Los Angeles Times
TV, Gestures and Toes
In links on January 7, 2011 at 8:30 pm- HOWTO be a Michelangelo of work avoidance – Boing Boing
- Detect Liars by Offering Them Two Choices
- Fake Watchful Eyes Discourage Naughty Behavior | Wired Science | Wired.com
- 6 Shocking Ways TV Rewires Your Brain | Cracked.com
- Bosses’ Small Gestures Send Big Signals – WSJ.com
- Just Thinking Harder May Help You Lose Weight : Shots – Health News Blog : NPR
- Latest Cosmetic Surgery Fad: Toe Shortening – ABC News