How our stone age brain deceives us every day (and what we should do about it). (www.psychologytoday.com)
The Current State of the Science of Insect Sentience - An expert on insect sentience explains its ethical implications. (www.psychologytoday.com)
[Opinion Piece] AI Will Make Mental Healthcare More Human (www.psychologytoday.com)
Mental healthcare AI is evolving beyond administrative roles to enhance patient care and efficiency directly....
[Opinion Piece] I Want a Chatbot and a Therapist (www.psychologytoday.com)
The author explores the potential role of AI chatbots in mental health care by engaging with a personalized, emotional chatbot. While impressed by the chatbot’s empathetic language and problem-solving abilities, the author recognizes limitations in forming a true human connection, providing normalization and reality-checking,...
Why It's So Hard for Men to Say No to Sex and Why Saying Yes to Unwanted Sex Has Consequences. (www.psychologytoday.com)
Yo SneerClub I heard you like critiques of LLM bullshit so I put LLM bullshit in your LLM bullshit critique (www.psychologytoday.com)
Fear and Anxiety Drive Conservative Decisions (www.psychologytoday.com)
I was watching a video by Georgia Dow in which she talked about a study showing how fear drives people to be more conservative. What that reminded me of was the rationalization I keep stumbling upon almost every day lately: “the alternative is worse”....
Surprising Reasons Why Narcissists Like Conspiracy Theories (www.psychologytoday.com)
Are BDSM Players Psychologically Healthy? (www.psychologytoday.com)
Recently, researchers at several institutions including the University of Northern Illinois surveyed experienced BDSM players to determine how bondage, discipline, and sado-masochism sessions affected them. The kinksters showed no negative effects at all. Instead, they reported a pleasantly altered state of consciousness similar...
Why We Faint (www.psychologytoday.com)
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Cows: Science Shows They're Bright and Emotional Individuals (www.psychologytoday.com)
What's in a Name? (www.psychologytoday.com)
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Individuals with major depressive disorder tend to use ineffective emotion regulation strategies. This is not due to a lack of knowledge. (www.psychologytoday.com)
[Other] The Dawn of the AI Chatbot Revolution: Why You Should Care (www.psychologytoday.com)
AI chatbots are rapidly evolving and offer emotional support and connection in ways we’ve only imagined....
[Other] Exploring Love and the Digital Companion (www.psychologytoday.com)
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A review of recent preliminary clinical findings suggests psychedelics, particularly psilocybin (magic mushrooms) may relieve chronic pain and improve function and quality of life. (www.psychologytoday.com)
Can There Be Communication After Death? (www.psychologytoday.com)
What the F@#k? New research shows changes in how the F-word is being used over time. (www.psychologytoday.com)
The Key to a Fulfilling Life? It's Friendship, Not Marriage. Adults also value enjoyable work more than money or marriage. (www.psychologytoday.com)
Sapolsky on Free Will (www.psychologytoday.com)
Dance Between Horse and Rider (www.psychologytoday.com)
Bee Language Just Got More Language-Like: The honeybee waggle dance is partially learned from peers (www.psychologytoday.com)
Is It True That Single Women and Married Men Do Best? (www.psychologytoday.com)
Many people have referenced these studies across the internet for years. However, in this article, something struck me in particular: "An example of research that found no sex differences is the longest-running study of longevity, which has been going on since 1912 (discussed here). Results show that the people who lived the...
Men’s Silence in Relationships (www.psychologytoday.com)
[Psychology Today] - Why Did Freud Have His Clients Lie Down During Therapy? (www.psychologytoday.com)
