Academic. Tweeting about #psychology, #decisionmaking and other random topics (especially baseball). My views are my own.
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Joined April 2009
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Claude can talk about fear, explain what it fears, and respond when the threat disappears. But would a nonconscious AI trained on human language do the same thing? My latest piece asks what that means for claims about AI consciousness. mattgrawitch.substack.com/p/…
If someone says they believe something but consistently behaves as though it isn't true, what exactly do they believe? @DavidPinsof explores “pseudobeliefs,” ideas we sincerely think we believe even when our behavior suggests something else. open.substack.com/pub/everyt…
Did the “coddling” debate focus on the wrong problem? @CJFerguson1111 argues that we worried too much about helicopter parenting and too little about far more harmful parenting. grimoiremanor.substack.com/p…
When every political option seems bad, opting out can feel like the only acceptable choice. @koenfucius explores why reframing the decision from choosing the lesser evil to rejecting the greater one may change how we decide. koenfucius.substack.com/p/th…
Some people really are werewolves—at least, in their minds popsci.com/health/werewolf-m…
Why can a rumor about a bank actually help bring the bank down? @ash_stuart_ explores the self-reinforcing dynamics of a bank run and why everyone acting rationally to protect their own money can make the collective problem much worse. ashstuart.substack.com/p/ecf…
Nobody actually has a photographic memory. So how do some people memorize thousands of digits or recall events from decades ago? @TommyCBlanchard explores what extraordinary memory really looks like and why it’s still surprisingly fallible. cognitivewonderland.substack…
Who is Gen Z's "six degrees of Kevin Bacon"? pudding.cool/2026/10/kevin-b…
The mysterious dancing plague that killed people in 1518 popsci.com/science/dancing-p…
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I've always worried about the "grass is greener" effect when it came to the idea of relocating to Europe from the US: wired.com/story/they-fled-tr…
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"Before the drug police turn more consumers into criminals, they should at least demonstrate how doing so will make those consumers safer." My latest. reason.com/2026/10/20/the-de… via @reason
Search for Amelia Earhart answers isn't over. Here's what's next usatoday.com/story/news/nati… via @usatoday
Looking more and more like a Rays/Brewers World Series. I swear the Rays offense and pitching better show up. Better them than Milwaukee.
Hmm, no way this can go sideways! - HR leaders may be able to use AI to improve employee wellness hrdive.com/news/hr-leaders-m… via @hrdive
More Than Half of Managers Say Employees Are Assigned Work They Don’t Have the Skills to Do, Skillsoft Research Finds techrseries.com/employee-eng…
Real-life vampire birds hunt and drink blood in remote Ecuador popsci.com/science/vampire-b…
Does AI Get Horny? johnhorgan.org/cross-check/d…
