#Psychology

Excited to share my latest paper (w/ Andy Todd), now in press at JPSP!Empathy is widely seen as a virtue, but what do people think of empathizers—those expressing empathy toward
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research blog for Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1384530482025558030 https://twitter.com/meekaale/status/1384524359050608645?s=20 this thread also inspired by thinking about PCT since it would seem
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I'm sick of this gaslighting by the BBC. Aren't there more important things going on? As a service user I've been shocked by the quackery from some of the 'clinicians'
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Just finished The Psychology of Money from @morganhouselA thread of the best takeaways Your personal experiences with money make up maybe 0.000000001% of what's happened in the world, but
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A Thread of Netflix recommendations: 1. Sense8This series is highly underrated basically. This show shows empathy, love, and unity, as well as badass characters with great character development and it
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A lot of new investors are entering the stock markets. That’s good. But a lot will burn their fingers too. If you are a new investor, here are a few
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Mental Health Thread Hey friends, during this time it's difficult to maintain good mental health practices. Some of us have also lost access to regular therapy sessions, or may not
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A key insight for me has been to understand ideology—religion, philosophy, and politics—in terms of biological metaphors. When I say “memetics,” this is what I mean. Ideas are an emergent
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Ready to hear the plan from @AP_Trevor tonight about AP exam policies for 2020 - will update this thread as I can I may be in WFH mode, but my
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#FilmTwitterIt’s the 8th anniversary of Christopher Nolan's divisive The Dark Knight Rises.Many still feel this is a broken, anti-climactic film. I want to explore why I think they do and
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15 Bad Faith Arguments made Against the Use of Puberty Blockers for Trans Adolescents: Thread:#1 “They are new and untested”They’ve been used since 1988 for Trans adolescents, with follow up
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A thread concerning the work done on DiavoloDiavolo is the main villain of JoJo part 5 (duh). Throughout the entire story, he's clouded in shadows, with his appearance remaining hidden
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The Most Dangerous Pandemic[a thread for 2020]I had some weird online experiences todayThey culminated in me making decisions for my mental healthBut they also proved to me, once and for
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It had to happen. This is what the characters of the British secondary-school history curriculum would order on deliveroo.1) Thomas Becket. Used to always be down for Nandos with the
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10 Book recommendations from @naval. (thread) Sapiens by @harari_yuval "Sapiens is the best book of the last decade I have read. He had decades to write Sapiens. There’s lots
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Hmmm! That sibling who hates, manipulates, gaslights and even threatens another sibling in the family. I keep hearing stories from some friends and also people who have had horrible experiences
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