Understanding the mind and behavior

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Psychology.

Understanding the mind and behavior.

Lately on the shelf

30 of 426

Jul 26 5 min read Rob Henderson

Christopher Nolan’s Ancient Greek Hero Is Suspiciously Modern

Review of "The Odyssey" (2026)

Jul 24 5 min read Rob Henderson

Black Markets, Christopher Nolan, Summer of Love

Links and recommendations + the best sleep upgrade I've ever had

Jul 24 5 min read Koenfucius

The Resonance Premium

We tend to value stuff based on its cost – except when we don’t

Jul 23 5 min read Optimally Irrational

Should robots be considered as slaves?

On whether AI agents should be granted moral status

Jul 22 5 min read Rob Henderson

Zohran Mamdani Doesn't Know What Working Class Means

The luxury belief class continues to redefine terms to the point of meaninglessness

Jul 22 5 min read Speak and Regret

My P-Hacking Felt Like Truth

I became a social psychologist because I wanted to make the world a better place.

Jul 21 5 min read Experimental History

Blog Jamboree 2026: The Winners

yeehaw

Jul 21 5 min read Conspicuous Cognition

Who Will Control Europe’s AI Future? (with Judith Dada)

Watch now | 'Europe 2031', AI sovereignty, and the geopolitics of compute

Jul 20 5 min read Maria Konnikova

I'm (finally) back

Thank you all for your patience!

Jul 20 5 min read Small Potatoes

Death by AI

We are asking the wrong questions

Jul 19 5 min read Cass’s Substack

On Being A Conservative

Lessons from Friedrich Hayek

Jul 19 5 min read Rob Henderson

Does Female Empowerment Require Monthly Botox Injections?

My interview with Freya India

Jul 18 5 min read Rob Henderson

The Odyssey Explains Why Nobody Can Relax Anymore

Jul 17 5 min read Koenfucius

Spoiled for choice, spoiled by choice?

Being able to choose is better than having no choice, but a wider choice can lure us into a frustrating trap

Jul 16 5 min read Cass’s Substack

Who Has Rights?

AI? Dogs? Pigeons?

Jul 16 5 min read Rob Henderson

Childhood Patterns, Dangerous Female, MAGA Kabuki

Links and recommendations

Jul 14 5 min read Conspicuous Cognition

Highbrow Propaganda

Ideological power, populist distrust, and the strongest rational case against rationalism

Jul 14 5 min read Rob Henderson

The Millennial Fears the Sting of Downward Mobility

Speaking with Louise Perry

Jul 13 5 min read After Babel

Why Did We Let Big Tech Take Over Education?

Sophie Winkleman lays out the damage from the screen-based school day and shows how to roll it back.

Jul 13 5 min read Small Potatoes

AI Love!

Two podcasts

Jul 12 5 min read Rob Henderson

Maybe Your Friends Are Why You’re Not Having Kids

Two sides of the same social collapse

Jul 12 5 min read Mosaics Newsletter

What Makes Us Human?

Rethinking the brain, emotion, art, and intelligence in the age of AI

Jul 10 5 min read Koenfucius

The weakness that strengthens our rules

Rules are useful in even the simplest of societies… but what if they go against our interest?

Jul 09 5 min read Rob Henderson

When Friends Become Enemies

Jul 08 5 min read Experimental History

The Decline of Deviance 2

2 Decline, 2 Deviance

Jul 08 5 min read After Babel

What Does a 13-Year-Old See on Snapchat in a Normal Week?

Two new studies show that kids and teens frequently encounter graphic violence, sexual content, and adult strangers on the app.

Jul 08 5 min read Speak and Regret

When Psychology Went to War With Itself

A month ago, someone shoved me into a time machine.

Jul 07 5 min read Pointing at Things

Procrastination is a Tutorial Level

Elite-level grinding emotional skills

Jul 07 5 min read Rob Henderson

Socialism, Violent Men, Infectious Siblings, Babbling Babies

Links and recommendations

Jul 06 5 min read Cass’s Substack

The Constitution Is Not a Suicide Pact

On Saving the Federal Reserve Board