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The Double-Bind Machine

Why Your Brain Builds Impossible Puzzles

21 days ago   •   5 min read

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Your Brain Is Lying to You

The Psychology of Emotional Decisions

25 days ago   •   8 min read

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The Devotion Machine

How Humans Perfect the Art of Moral Blindness

a month ago   •   4 min read

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The Boring Truth About Health That Instagram Doesn't Want You to Know

Or: What I learned watching friends disappear down wellness rabbit holes

2 months ago   •   14 min read

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Why Earning Love from Creatures Who Might Eat Your Face Is Actually Healthy

Cats offer a lesson in behavioural economics

2 months ago   •   4 min read

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Red, White, and Screwed:

Why America Never Got the Social Democracy It Deserves

4 months ago   •   6 min read

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The Last Common Sense: Why Selling Off the Commons Threatens Our Collective Future

Why Selling Off the Commons Threatens Our Collective Future

4 months ago   •   6 min read

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Jesus vs. The Holy Rollers

An Atheist's Guide to Biblical Hypocrisy

4 months ago   •   4 min read

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The World is Burning, But Let's Blame the Kids

A Guide to Generational Gaslighting

7 months ago   •   16 min read

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Why Your Country Isn't Like Your Household Budget (And Thank Goodness for That)

Ah, the classic political move - comparing a nation's economy to a household budget

8 months ago   •   3 min read

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