Beliefs & Biases

I was in the second year of my PhD when I realized this, and it changed my life forever: that journal articles and non-fiction books are...

One of the things that intrigued me most in the book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is that the only time that really exists is...

The price of a good that I regularly buy increased. And I was happy about it. Yes, you read that right. Paying more for the same thing...

For a long time I used to think that for racism to truly end, we would need a society where we don't look at race at all. E.g., if you...

For the most part, there is pretty clear definition as for what action is legally considered a right and what action is considered a...

The Polgar sisters experiment shows that there is no such thing as innate talent, that all skills are acquired. In 1965, a Hungarian...

An old video, but cracks me up every time. If you're a PhD student or recent grad, I'm sure you'll be able to relate to it. Enjoy :)

Of the several justice league movies in which Superman dies, this is my favorite, mainly because of his emotional state when he dies....

Call me skeptical, but I don't think that altruism is a reason for donating our old stuff (e.g. to charities or other thrift stores)....