#human-psychology

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Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
3 weeks ago

Floating heads and strange technology: Artist and designer Garret Davis captures dream logic

Dream illustrations focus on feelings rather than visuals, emphasizing absurdity and human psychology.
Garrett Davis creates artworks that blend physical and digital techniques, celebrating the beauty of the dream state.
fromHackernoon
2 months ago

The Infinite Jackpot No One Ever Pays For | HackerNoon

Human psychology influences our willingness to pay despite the infinite potential payout in the St. Petersburg Paradox.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

The Creepy Calculus of Measuring Death Risk

People often misjudge probabilities leading to irrational fears, such as overestimating plane travel danger while underestimating biking risks, revealing flawed perception of real hazards.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Animals Think for Themselves

Animals often act independently when group behavior is not in their best interest. This challenges the notion that instinct always governs behavior.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

The Viral Blueprint: How Genomic Ghosts Command Our Drives

The ARCH model suggests our behavior is influenced by evolution, environment, and embedded viral DNA codes.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

The Iron Mountain' hoax: how anti-Vietnam war satire sparked today's conspiracy theories

The prevalence of disinformation reflects human psychology more than technological issues, as illustrated by the 'Report from Iron Mountain' hoax.
Artificial intelligence
fromemptywheel
5 months ago

What We Talk About When We Talk About AI (Part Two) - emptywheel

AI reflects humanity's collective consciousness; understanding it requires recognizing our evolutionary influence.
Our affection for AI emerges from natural human psychology, particularly the Mere Exposure Effect.
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times

Reflecting on the challenging times we've endured provides significance and edification to a life that can otherwise seem pointlessly difficult. The past was tough, we think, but we survived it, so we must be tough too.
Parenting
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