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I'm starting something new: a monthly roundup of the psychology studies that genuinely made me stop and think, along with summaries of the findings. First roundup is now live:
Scott Barry Kaufman ⛵
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Scott Barry Kaufman ⛵
@sbkaufman
Humanistic psychologist curious about awe, creativity, and what it means to become fully human. Center for Human Potential. Latest book: Rise Above
- Just called the police because there was just a dangerous standoff between my neighbor and some protestors and got the response: "Sir, the city is under attack. Do what you have to do." And they hung up. Did that really just happen?
- That shoddy hit piece on @elonmusk in The NY Times is inexcusable. Stealth edits, leading with ideology, minimizing the actually most important information while trying to force a slant-- it's everything I despise about biased journalism and ideological possession all in one.
- Heartbreaking: 15% of men and 10% of women in America have no close friends. The decline is most pronounced among men. In 1990, only 3% of men reported having no close friends. In 2021, the number rose to 15%. We need to help; friendship strongly predicts life satisfaction.
- Schools should teach students how to think, not what to think.
- If @AndrewYang wins the presidency, it won't be due to Russian hacking. It'll be due to the advocacy of a large groups of intellectuals and tech nerds. In this climate of primal fighting, don't underestimate the power of nerds to influence an election. #GoogleAndrewYang
- Replying to @sbkaufmanPeople are taking selfies with each other right in front of a burning car. I just have to report this because I can't believe what I'm seeing.
- A Swedish engineer has created a suit that helps people with Parkinson's disease and stroke get rid of tremors using electrical stimulation.
- Invalid responses to a scientific finding: - "That's can't be true because it's not true for me." - "I'm offended by that finding, so it can't be true." “That finding must be wrong because people could use it for a nefarious purpose.”
- Replying to @DrAllyLouksHave you looked into the research on the psychology of disgust, by any chance, and its relation to different political orientations? Might be relevant to your work.
- The Big Five is twice as accurate as the Meyers-Briggs but not as popular. Why? Well, no one wants to be described as a neurotic, disagreeable, disorganized mess. The MBTI has a positive spin no matter your score. :)The Big Five test is about twice as accurate as the Meyers-Briggs test for predicting life outcomes, placing the usefulness of the MBTI test halfway between science and astrology—literally. When we use personality tests that impose categories—like the Meyers Briggs or
- "Most children who think they’re transgender are just going through a ‘phase’, says NHS" WHOA. This is really big news for an entire national health service to say this.
- This is a new one for me: A friend told me his wife doesn't "identify" with the month she was born, so she moved her birthday to a different date to be more in line with her "inner identification". Fascinating!
