Here’s an interesting one: a face in a testicular tumor. The image of the man’s face, seemingly in some distress, […]
ethics, politics, psychology
Spokesgroups
Radley Balko got quite a lot of hate mail in response to an article he wrote for HuffPo on Occupy […]
feminism, gender, media
Miss? Excuse me, Miss? Someone wants you to “represent.”
Is it a bit hasty to write about a movie you’ve not yet seen? Perhaps, but this one I’m eager […]
atheism, gaming, skepticism
RPGs and skepticism (Sunday fun post)
If you really aren’t interested in video games at all, you….probably won’t bother reading this post. But if you’re somewhat […]
bias, evolution, morality, politics, psychology
Biased ! = wrong
Let me say this, right from the start: I love biases. No, I don’t love that they exist, but I […]
politics, psychology
Spokespeople
Not allowed to be right aboutanything. After posting a clip from Bill Maher’s show in which the comedian mocks the […]
morality, politics, psychology
The phenomenon of the petty tyrant
Researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Business decided to examine the relationship between status and power in how people […]
feminism, gender, sexuality
“Normal” is overrated
“We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all.” — Andrew, The Breakfast Club […]
autism, empathy, morality
Is empathy enough?
David Brooks has an interesting essay in the New York Times called The Limits of Empathy. In it he discusses […]