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The double empathy problem gives autistic people a voice

Autistic people are often labelled as "mind-blind" of incapable of empathy, however this assumption centres the perspectives of neurotypical people. In this blog post Psychology student Jadwiga Michlewicz explains that this is a one-sided view of autism. She discovered that according to the double empathy problem, communication problems between different neurotypes result from mutual misunderstanding and are a shared responsibility for those with and without autism.

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Inviting thoughts about AI in education

Mindwise editor-in-chief, Dr Jeremy Burman, shares some of his experiences discussing AI policy over the last few years, and invites a broader discussion about how we might respond.

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Holidaying on Thin Ice: The Role of Polar Tour Guides in Last Chance Tourism

In 2017, I travelled to the Great Barrier Reef, or rather, I happened to be in the area and felt […]

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Fear, Power, and Abuse: Why Some Leaders Lash Out

Yoda said: fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate causes suffering. Barbara Wisse and Diana Rus suggest that Yoda was not wrong, but that personality definitely has something to do with abusive behavior as well.

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In this picture you see us, Farhana Tasnuva and Madeline Langley, in the countryside in Bangladesh talking with women about their experiences and ideas.

How to develop a training to strengthen the position of women in Bangladesh?

Many women in rural Bangladesh have low power. How can social psychological insights help to strengthen the position of women? Madeline Langley, Farhana Tasnuva, and Nina Hansen set out to develop a social psychological training program for women’s empowerment in rural Bangladesh, building on needs that women voiced themselves.

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Seeing the Unseen

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The double empathy problem gives autistic people a voice

Autistic people are often labelled as "mind-blind" of incapable of empathy, however this assumption centres the perspectives of neurotypical people. In this blog post Psychology student Jadwiga Michlewicz explains that this is a one-sided view of autism. She discovered that according to the double empathy problem, communication problems between different neurotypes result from mutual misunderstanding and are a shared responsibility for those with and without autism.

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Holidaying on Thin Ice: The Role of Polar Tour Guides in Last Chance Tourism

In 2017, I travelled to the Great Barrier Reef, or rather, I happened to be in the area and felt […]

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Chilling with Andrew Huberman and Friends: Are Cold Showers the Real Deal?

The blogpost explores the allure and controversy around the topic of biohacking, focusing on the promotion of cold showers for health and success. Despite numerous claims from popular figures, scientific evidence remains inconclusive.

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Selection, Evocation, and Manipulation: How Do They Shape Our Social Interactions?

In this post, Annika Astengo explores the concepts of selection, evocation, and manipulation to describe how we actively shape our social environments. These ideas range from choosing the situations we find ourselves in to the subtle ways our personality traits evoke responses from those around us. The post reflects on how individual differences influence others and the situations within the social environments we are immersed in.

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