Tag Archives: psychology
links for 2009-12-08: evil
click opera – A new report on evil Momus on evil – a few weeks old, but I only got to it just now. Especially good bit: "the disobedient really have to think through what they're doing, because they're probably … more…
links for 2007-11-26: Freud, Vinge
Freud Is Widely Taught at Universities, Except in the Psychology Department – New York Times passing strange. (tags: psychology academia science Freud psychoanalysis) Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge Another complete novel for reading, if you can bear it, on screen. … more…
links for 2007-11-12: engineers, embattled churches, magenta and lavender
Crooked Timber » » Engineers of Jihad engineers predisposed to (right wing) extremism? Worth chasing up the earlier thread too (tags: psychology jihad terrorism engineering) Norfolk battle training area churches Another venture into another exclusion zone, via nyplep (tags: history … more…
J.G. Ballard – The Atrocity Exhibition: Crash!
I did notice this when Simon posted it to Ballardian, and I meant to go back and watch it, but somehow it got away from me. You know how it is. Anyway, I am grateful to Posthuman Blues for the … more…
links for 2007-01-16: RAW essays
A Selection of Obscure Robert Anton Wilson Essays – 10 Zen Monkeys (a webzine) (tags: psychology Writing RAW essays)
Death’s Dream Kingdom: The American Psyche Since 9-11
This is a chapter exerpt from the book by Walter A. Davis, in which religious fundamentalism gets taken apart nut by bolt, in a psychological stylee. Charles Strozier identifies four beliefs as fundamental to Christian fundamentalism. (1) Inerrancy or biblical … more…
The Uncanny Valley
– Why are monster-movie zombies so horrifying and talking animals so fascinating? David Bryant summarises the theories of Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori, who goes as far as to quanitfy – to the extent that graphs are drawn! – the degrees … more…
The Naked Face
gladwell dot com / The Naked Face Here’s a more substantial piece which relates to the story about ‘cheat detection’ blogged a few days ago. (I’ve had this bookmarked for a while, so I’m not entirely sure, but I think … more…