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Tag: psychology

Emotional Illusions
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Emotional Illusions

Eva Illouz talks about the privatization of emotion, the mistakes of the contemporary Left, and the age of immunity to truth.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
Am ‘I’ Really ‘Me’?
World + People
Science

Am ‘I’ Really ‘Me’?

Bruce Hood talks about our inclination towards the supernatural, the illusion of free will, and his collection of horror and sci-fi memorabilia.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
The Shackles of Freedom
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Shackles of Freedom

The blind admiration of individual freedom could come at a high cost. Some minds become paralyzed.
Paweł Franczak
Sometimes It’s Wise to Be Unwise
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Sometimes It’s Wise to Be Unwise

Social psychologist Wiesław Łukaszewski talks about the follies of egoism, the empathy of animal lovers, and the pleasure in behaving unwisely.
Katarzyna Sroczyńska
Spurious Savannas
World + People
Science

Spurious Savannas

Evolutionary psychology often provides simple explanations that ignore the effects of culture on human behaviour. Our correspondent explores one of science’s more spurious branches.
January Weiner
History Did Not End
Art + Stories, World + People
Dreams and Visions, Fiction

History Did Not End

Carlo Strenger talks about the failures of Obama, how humans are like chimpanzees, and why we should all panic.
Tomasz Stawiszyński