Category: Psychology/Psychiatry
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Liberals Are No Strangers to Confirmation Bias After All
A study shows they would give up the chance to win money to avoid hearing ideas they disagree with. So much for the champions of enlightenment. Read the rest at New Scientist.
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Creative People Really Are a Little Crazy
The notion that highly creative people tend to be eccentric or even a little “crazy” is not just a stereotype.
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Monkeys Suffer Human-Like Depression
Not only does this have ethical implications for primate research, it also raises questions about the reliability of biomedical data collected using depressed animals.
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Chris Matthews’ Sick Obsession with Racism
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Is there extraordinary evidence to conclude that today’s Republican Party is motivated primarily by racism? No.
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A Genetic Link Between Schizophrenia & Pot?
Less than 1% of the variance in cannabis use could be explained by an underlying genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
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‘Female’ Hurricanes Kill More People
The more feminine a hurricane’s name, the higher its estimated death toll.
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Suppress Your Horrible Childhood Memories
Go ahead and suppress all those horrible childhood memories you have of being bullied on the playground or accidentally walking in on your parents. It might just work.