🧠 Psychology

• 🤔The Problem of Evil and Experimental Philosophy of Religion

  What does it take for the idea of God to become philosophically untenable? It may depend on who you ask.

• 🎲The Foundations of Fine-Tuning

  Philosophy, physics, and the implications of an unlikely universe

• 🧠The neurostimulation of belief

  Using brain stimulation to test the relationship between intuition and religious belief

• 🎓Enhancing Student Purpose with the Middle School Ambassador Program

  When testing is not enough…helping students define their purpose

• 🤝Surprising Allies

  A new book dispels myths about scientists and people of faith

• 🙏The Spiritual, Character, and Virtue Formation of Seminarians

  Seminary training makes for better theologians and ministers. But does it make them more loving, humble, or resilient?

• 🔍Interview | Opening Up on Open Science

  The director of the Center for Open Science speaks with Templeton.org about the “reproducibility crisis” and his organization’s plans to help scientific research stay true to its values.

• 🧤We don't believe because we don't recall

  A reflection on how our interactions with memories and artifacts shape our experience of beauty and loss, inspired by Proust's poignant insights.

• 💰Powerlessness and shopping

  Exploring the interplay of powerlessness and consumer behavior, this post discusses how feelings of inadequacy can drive excessive spending on status symbols.

• 🧒To copy is human

  This study explores how humans' tendency to overimitate may be key to cultural transmission, distinguishing us from other animals in learning methods.

• 🧘Sit up straight and tell me that!

  Research shows that sitting up straight can enhance self-confidence and influence how we perceive our own qualifications.

• 🕊️Courageous good humor

  Cory Doctorow shares how former KKK leader Johnny Lee Clary was transformed by the courageous and humorous approach of Reverend Wade Watts.

• 📚What I attend to

  This week I've been experimenting with speed-reading and its impact on my attention and enjoyment of literature.

• 🏢Making the stairs more inviting

  Exploring how building design and small nudges can encourage more people to take the stairs rather than the elevator.

• 🧠A Gestures and postures triple-header

  Exploring psychological interventions that boost academic performance and creativity through simple yet profound actions.

• 📱What do 80 texts a day add up to?

  A look into how texting affects the development of teenage autonomy, with insights from psychologist Sherry Turkle.

• 😷Who was that masked man?

  A reflection on the social impact of masks during the swine flu outbreak.

• 🧠The brain, the body, and the world

  A philosopher challenges the notion that our consciousness is solely determined by our brains.

• 🏞️The noisy, crowded past

  Reflecting on the contrasts of solitude and noise throughout human history, Alan Jacobs looks into the complexities of personal space.

• 🌳A mental break from the urban roil

  Exploring the cognitive toll of urban life and the healing power of nature.

• 💔Leaving Las Vegas

  Exploring the complex factors contributing to suicide risk in Las Vegas.

• 🪞Crazy in the same way?

  This analysis dives into how psychotic delusions are influenced by the cultural context of their times, reflecting societal anxieties and technologies.

• 🗺️Mental states

  The intriguing link between regional personality traits and various societal outcomes in the United States.