The Peculiar Psyche
The ‘Phantom Pixel’ Brain? Why Your Digital Self Feels Literally Real?
The Phantom Pixel Brain is the reason you feel a literal jolt when your phone slips or a pang of anxiety when a digital avatar is criticized. Psychology suggests our…
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The 99 Percent Trap Why You Never Feel Finished (Zeno’s Paradox)
"That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before…
The ‘I’m Due for a Win’ Brain | Why You Trust Bad Luck is Ending (The Gambler’s Fallacy)
The Gambler's Fallacy is the mistaken belief that if a random event…
The Head in the Sand Strategy. Why You Avoid the Truth (The Ostrich Effect)
The Ostrich Effect is the tendency to avoid negative information by "burying…
The Broken Measuring Stick | Why Your Reality is Relative (The Contrast Effect)
The Contrast Effect is a cognitive bias where our perception of a…
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The ‘Daydream Machine’ Brain | Why Your Mind Runs Its Best Ideas in Neutral (The Default Mode Network)
The ‘Daydream Machine’ Brain engages the Default Mode Network (DMN)—a…
The ‘Matrix-Is-Glitching’ Brain | Why You See Code in the Clouds After a Long Day (The Tetris Effect)
The ‘Matrix-Is-Glitching’ Brain experiences The Tetris Effect—a cognitive residue where…
The ‘Ghost-In-The-Head’ Brain | Why Your Feelings Change When You Think About Them
Ever feel a certain way, but the moment you try…
The ‘Mind-Reading’ Brain | Why You Think Your Thoughts Are an Open Book
Ever think your embarrassment is painfully obvious to everyone in…
The ‘Just Learned It’ Brain | Why You Suddenly See Something Everywhere
Ever learn a new word or concept and then, suddenly,…
The ‘Clickbait’ Brain | Why Your Finger Clicks When Your Mind Says No
Ever feel an irresistible urge to click on a headline,…
The ‘Digital Hype’ Brain | Why We Fall for the Next Big Thing (And Why Our Brains Get Bored)
EEver get hooked on a new app, a crypto trend,…
The ‘I Got This’ Brain | Why You Overestimate Your Control Over Everything
The “I Got This” Brain is why you feel you…
The ‘Patchwork Identity’ Brain | Why You Feel Like Different People in Different Groups
The “Patchwork Identity Brain” is why you feel like one…
The ‘Secret Handshake’ Brain | Why We Invent Rituals to Bond With People
That special high-five with your friend? The family "old toast"…