People Favor Naturals Over Strivers—Even Though They Say Otherwise
Our society is deeply conflicted about the source of excellence. On one hand, we are fascinated with child prodigies. On the other hand, we love a good “overcoming adversity” story.
Our society is deeply conflicted about the source of excellence. On one hand, we are fascinated with child prodigies. On the other hand, we love a good “overcoming adversity” story.
The world is full of grays: good people sometimes break the rules. Behaving dishonestly has its rewards.
We recently spoke with Anders Ericsson about the misconception of 10,000 Hour-Rule, the misguided emphasis on talent, and what it takes to achieve expertise.
People Magazine—psycholinguistics’ most trusted lexicon—defines “moist” as “the most cringeworthy word” in American English.
Science recently published a critique of the findings of the Reproducibility Project: Psychology.
Most theories of consciousness, says Neuroscientist Michael Graziano, rely on magic. They point to a feature of the brain—vibrating neurons for instance—and claim that feature to be the source of consciousness.