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Excavating the Heymans Cube - How early personality science can speak to the present.
Early theories aren’t relics - they’re resources that can still be relevant today. In this post, Rinske Vermeij describes her search for original copies of the near-forgotten Heymans Cube, a century-old personality model. What she found was a remarkably clear, comprehensive view of human personality - ideas that deserved to be made accessible for modern audiences. This post is a reminder that the old theories buried under the new can still be of value, worth excavating.
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On brain transformation during perimenopause
Many women unexpectedly find themselves in perimenopause from around the age of 35 years. For some women this elicits a mental rollercoaster which is caused by the brain rahabbing from sex hormones. Read this blog to learn about the brain symptoms of "the queenager brain" and the impact of this brain transition in women.
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PhD life: Notes from the other side
Hard work pays off! Or... does it? Is hard work the only route towards success? Could routines hold the key to goal attainment and relaxation at the same time? Tina Armasu reflects on these issues, based on her research as well as her experiences as a PhD student.
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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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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.
Read More ›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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