EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY The Biggest Lessons From Social Psychology Last spring, I took a class on social psychology. It was one of the most useful classes I’ve ever taken, so I figured I’d share some of the more interesting findings. Each paragraph has a citation to its right so you can get more information or read the original study. 1. Reciprocity has a strong […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCE The Evolutionary Secrets Of Human Laughter Key Takeaways: Until now, several theories have sought to explain what makes something funny enough to make us laugh. After looking through more than one hundred papers, my study produced one new possible explanation: laughter is a tool nature may have provided us with to help us survive. It could also explain why we are […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCE Exploring Mandela Effect: The Mystery Of Shared False Memories Key Takeaways: If you pictured the character from the popular board game wearing one, you’d be wrong. If you’re surprised by this, you’re not alone. Because of that, scientific research has only studied the Mandela Effect as an example of how conspiracy theories spread on the internet. Put together, it’s clear evidence of the phenomenon […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY How To Disagree Without Making Enemies Key Takeaways: Have you ever been mocked or abused for your views on COVID? But on the contrary, COVID and our response to it has added more fuel to an already raging fire, with people bitterly divided over issues such as masks, lockdowns and even vaccines. Having compassion and empathy are key to disagreeing with […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PHILOSOPHY PSYCHOLOGY How Pessimism Is Human Nature Key Takeaways: In today’s society, being happy and having an optimistic attitude are social expectations that weigh heavily on how we live and the choices we make. This is why if we actually want to live better lives, pessimism is the philosophical system that can help us achieve it. Compassion for living beings And as […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCE What Is Cognitive Immobility? Key Takeaways: If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind – be it a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety or a sense of belonging. During this time, such individuals may seek consolation through the reconstruction of events or physical movement to the locations that they migrated […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PHILOSOPHY PSYCHOLOGY SOCIOLOGY What Makes People Willing To Risk Their Lives To Save Others? Key Takeaways: Is there such a thing as a heroic personality type? People tend to have an idea of what heroes are like. Psychologists are still at a loss to predict in advance who will heroically step up when needed. Some studies show that people who exhibit heroic behavior and first responders score high on […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCE Understanding The Circadian Rhythm Key Takeaways: Anyone who has suffered from jet lag or struggled after turning the clock forward or back an hour for daylight saving time knows all about what researchers call your biological clock, or circadian rhythm – the “master pacemaker” that synchronizes how your body responds to the passing of one day to the next. […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK LIFESTYLE PSYCHOLOGY The Japanese Concept Of Ikigai Key Takeaways: Ikigai is the Japanese concept of ‘reason for being’. In practical terms, your Ikigai lies at the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, what you can be paid for, and what the world needs. So even when our passions and obligations are fulfilled, our chosen path still needs to resonate […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCE Understanding The Nature Of Consciousness Key Takeaways: Google’s latest A.I. chatbot, LaMDA, has just argued that it, too, is conscious and sentient. It has expressed feelings of empathy for “other humans” and has, among other things, expressed a specific fear of being turned off. The Ghost in the Machine, or LaMDA, is exploring what it means to be conscious. Rene […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Unravelling The Secrets Of DNA Key Takeaway: Seventy years ago, Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the structure of DNA, which led to technologies such as DNA fingerprinting, gene sequencing, gene editing and personalised medicines. Franklin, along with her PhD student Raymond Gosling, created one of the most famous images in science, Photo 51. Matthew Cobb and Nathaniel Comfort unearthed […] Written by Mark Lorch May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Concept Of Beauty In The Middle Ages Key Takeaway: Standards of beauty have been embedded in different cultures since time immemorial, often based on binary notions of idealised forms of femininity or masculinity. Eleanor Janega’s book explores medieval women’s social roles to consider the ways that women’s roles have and haven’t changed. Religious women in the middle ages used weaponised beauty to […] Written by Empirics Asia May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Will The Earth Last Forever? Key Takeaway: The Earth formed from a nebula 4.6 billion years ago, and the atmosphere of the early Earth was not oxygen-rich. Cyanobacteria were the first organisms to produce oxygen, and humans emerged 200,000-2 million years ago. The Sun provides energy and plants for food and oxygen. The Earth’s surface is constantly changing, leading to […] Written by Shichun Huang April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why Everyday Decisions Feel So Stressful Key Takeaway: The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less argues that an abundance of choices can cause people anxiety due to the difficulty of comparing and contrasting options, lack of expertise, and emotional high stakes. Maximisers are more likely to experience post-decision regret, so it is important to build habits to avoid ruminating on […] Written by Yaniv Hanoch April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Tragic Truth Of Venture Capital Key Takeaway: J.P. Morgan saved the financial system in 1907 by pledging $8 million to the next domino, the Trust Company of America, and convincing a dozen other banks and the U.S. Treasury to deposit $70 million into other vulnerable banks. Bank of America is backed by a safety net of federal agencies, such as […] Written by Scott Galloway April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Should We Regulate A.I.? Key Takeaway: Regulation is needed to ensure that AI products deserve trust and don’t lead to fraud and misinformation, as human imagination is out of proportion. AI poses a unique challenge because designers cannot predict how it will behave, making it difficult to regulate. Professional organizations can play a role in regulating AI by combining […] Written by S. Shyam Sundar April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Secret Behind The Success Of Logan Paul’s Prime Key Takeaways: Prime Hydration has become popular due to its founders’ audience engagement and savvy use of YouTube’s algorithmic networks. Logan Paul and KSI have used their audience engagement strategies and savvy use of YouTube’s algorithmic networks to create a hugely popular brand, creating a blueprint for other content creators. YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI […] Written by Hantian Zhang March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
