Influence
This is an excerpt from one of my favorite books, and a classic on persuasion, Influence by Robert Cialdini. The idea that underlays the entire book is that humans have certain evolutionary triggers...
View ArticleDopamine Is Not About Pleasure Anymore and How Science Evolves
The title of this article, Dopamine is not about pleasure anymore, means that dopamine’s effect on the brain is not about pleasure, but about motivation and focus. The idea that it has to do with...
View ArticleHow To “Safely” Take MDMA
Please note that I am not promoting MDMA use, but I know that people I know are using this drug at concerts and other events on a fairly regular basis and I want to make sure that if you using it, you...
View ArticleWhat Water Older Than The Sun and Complex Carbon Structures In Deep Space...
Recently, two discoveries have been announced that lend a lot of credence to theories about life existing outside of our solar system and the abundance of the building blocks of life in places besides...
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