Bias is more talked about than defined. Everyone knows it is bad, but we won't be able to take effective measures towards better decision making until we get our heads straight on what we mean when we talk about bias
Fortunately, there are frameworks from psychology which canill help us navigate the definitional thickets
My latest: https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/good-bias
my article on constructive climate anger has apparently hit over 5k accesses. don't think that's ever happened to anything I have written. upping it again here. it's open access. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11089-024-01196-x #climate #emotions #theology #psychology #anger
my article on constructive climate anger has apparently hit over 5k accesses. don't think that's ever happened to anything I have written. upping it again here. it's open access. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11089-024-01196-x #climate #emotions #theology #psychology #anger
As a generally anxious person, especially with social interactions, I have discovered a new type of anxiety I feel when recording YouTube videos. It is called Voice Confrontation. I genuinely hate the sound of my voice. Many people describe it as a cringe feeling, but it is stronger than that.
That is the reason it has been about two weeks since my last video after establishing a pretty regular weekly schedule. I have multiple scripts written, titles all planned out, and thumbnails completed, but I just can't bring myself to record lately. It might be a combination of the weather (it has been very cold here) and just not feeling great physically (maybe UCTD related?), but the mental block is real.
I'm working through it, but wanted to explain the silence here on my personal account without bringing down everyone on the channel.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_confrontation
As a generally anxious person, especially with social interactions, I have discovered a new type of anxiety I feel when recording YouTube videos. It is called Voice Confrontation. I genuinely hate the sound of my voice. Many people describe it as a cringe feeling, but it is stronger than that.
That is the reason it has been about two weeks since my last video after establishing a pretty regular weekly schedule. I have multiple scripts written, titles all planned out, and thumbnails completed, but I just can't bring myself to record lately. It might be a combination of the weather (it has been very cold here) and just not feeling great physically (maybe UCTD related?), but the mental block is real.
I'm working through it, but wanted to explain the silence here on my personal account without bringing down everyone on the channel.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_confrontation
"Inoculation" doesn't just work to protect you against diseases. You can also psychologically prime people against persuasive attacks from media — for example, by explaining to people how deepfakes work. Here's more from @TheConversationUS.
"Inoculation" doesn't just work to protect you against diseases. You can also psychologically prime people against persuasive attacks from media — for example, by explaining to people how deepfakes work. Here's more from @TheConversationUS.
Depression is often an invisible condition.
It would be super helpful if it was easier to tell people when you’re depressed.
It would be super helpful if it was easier to tell if people are depressed.
We could, of course, simply be kind to everyone, not knowing what they’re going through.
Excel didn’t kill accountants; it gave them better tools. Yet, with AI, we’ve abandoned this logic in favor of a collective fantasy. We’re treating a sophisticated calculator as a human replacement rather than a human multiplier.
#philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #physics #biology #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
Excel didn’t kill accountants; it gave them better tools. Yet, with AI, we’ve abandoned this logic in favor of a collective fantasy. We’re treating a sophisticated calculator as a human replacement rather than a human multiplier.
#philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #physics #biology #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
"In 2009, when researchers polled 1,350 Americans about the video at the center of Scott v. Harris, most agreed with the Supreme Court’s majority view. But the researchers identified “sharp differences of opinion” along cultural and ideological lines, including race, income and a person’s views on societal hierarchy."
In Israel, there are thousands suffering from PTSD following the Oct. 2023 Hamas attack and the subsequent two-year war, in what has become the country’s biggest-ever mental health crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/science-health/gaza-war-mental-health-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #israelhamaswar #israel #hamas #mentalhealth #psychology
What makes your clean, minty mouth taste so gross when it meets OJ?
Toothpaste contains a detergent (sodium lauryl sulfate) that temporarily disrupts the fatty membranes of your taste receptors. ⬇️ 🟠
That throws off how they detect flavors — especially sweet and sour — even though the effect only lasts a few minutes. https://buff.ly/vff2eHq
The latest #PhilosophyOfScience of #DecisionMaking seminar is starting!
This week: Malvina Ongaro, who will present her paper, “Decision-making for the management of natural risks”
More about the series: https://sites.google.com/view/philscidec/home
#PhilSciDec #Philosophy #Psychology #DecisionScience #CogSci
'Askers' vs. 'Guessers' (2010)
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/2010/05/askers-vs-guessers/340891/
#HackerNews #Askers #Guessers #2010 #Communication #Skills #Decision #Making #Psychology
Happy New Year 🎉 !! The first 2026 article of Peer Community Journal is in the #Psychology section: Robust tests should be the default, not the backup
https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.670/
