Continue Reading Europe, Late Stefan Lux, a Jewish journalist and poet you have probably never heard about, publicly shot himself at the assembled League of Nations in…
Continue Reading For those who resisted I really should write about the psychology of racism this week, but the events of last week are still too painful. I…
Continue Reading Expert Advice The experiencing vs the remembering self I’ll make up for yesterday’s overly long rumination by a short suggestion: listen to the master about some amazing traps for your…
Continue Reading A Mind Divided You’ll agree: the process of thinking is complicated. And now you want me to describe it in 400 words or less? Bare bones,…
Continue Reading Call me a Satisficer – for sure The term Paradox of Choice, also the title of Barry Schwartz’s book on the pitfalls of decision making, pits freedom to choose, a…
Continue Reading The Psychological Immune System Simulated happiness - as good as the real thing Yesterday I described how feeble we are at affective forecasting, the ability to predict how we will be feeling in the future. The…
Continue Reading Me? Irrational? I really, really like the coastal town of Astoria, Oregon, home to one of the best photographic galleries on the West Coast, http://lightbox-photographic.com,…
Continue Reading Utility? What Utility? Framing outcomes, questions and evidence You’d think people would make their decision based on some rational utility model, deciding what’s best and then sticking with it. Well,…
Continue Reading Thinking, Endangered Obstacles to Rational Thinking Lately we have seen a number of disturbing decisions both in the national and international arena. So I decided to think through some…
Continue Reading Manifesta 11 What artist do for no money To close off this week I am wondering if I am doomed to repeat this question forever: when will I understand contemporary art?…
