Category: Psychology
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Wintersehnsucht
Das heiße Sonnenlicht entflieht dem Land, heißer Tee und Wein erwärmen meine Hand. Kalt liegt Eis auf Bank und Weg, doch mein Herz folgt einem anderen Steg. Nicht nach Wärme sucht mein müder Blick – die Kälte zieht mich zu sich, Stück für Stück. Ein Schatten, den der Winter mir gebracht, bewohnt noch immer meine…
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Weekly Problem no.9. The Simpson’s Paradox
Simpson’s Paradox: A Causal Inference Challenge by Yildiz Culcu The Medical Treatment Paradox You’re the lead researcher at a major hospital analyzing a new treatment for a chronic condition. Here’s the aggregated data from two hospitals over one year: Hospital Treatment Group Success Rate Total Patients Hospital A New Treatment 60% 200 Hospital A Standard…
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My Sickness saved my life- the Region Beta Paradox
When things get bad, you should hope for even worse times according to social science
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This cognitive bias is the reason people get misjudged, defamed and gaslighted
If you lack data, keep quiet. Here’s why. It’s like forming an opinion about a restaurant from one unsavory meal or questioning a medical treatment’s effectiveness due to a smattering of adverse outcomes. This phenomenon, known as “small sample bias” or the “law of small numbers,” can significantly distort our judgments and decision-making processes. It’s…
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Man is the only animal that must be encouraged to live
What is the purpose of life? Noone is actually noticing me in the world so why should I still live? What is the point? The troubles of becoming more intelligent, come with a blindness for absurdity.
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Platonic-romantic relationships: That one dating category no one ever heard about.
Platonic relationships offer some advantages for people struggling with emotionally connecting to people, especially the other sex. However, most people never heard of platonic relationships or dismiss it rather quickly as “not for them”. That’s wrong and here’s why:
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When even AI tells you-you are unattractive!
The Role of AI and Pearson Correlation Coefficient” – Discover how artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology have enabled researchers to explore the relationship between ordinary and attractive faces. Learn how the Pearson correlation coefficient helps evaluate the strength of the linear relationship between different facial features and perceived attractiveness. Dive into the latest facial attractiveness…
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4 types of smart thinkers
A smart thinker can significantly influence an individual, a team, and an organization. Both society and the business world need more smart thinkers that can challenge the status quo and inspire others to do the same. Research the four types of smart thinkers underneath and you will find one or more of them in yourself.…
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Five habits that make you more intelligent
Being smart is generally considered a great compliment and the good news is that we have some room for cognitive improvement that can simply be achieved by implementing the right habits into your weekly routine. So here are five habits that, as research indicated, make you more intelligent over time: It is challenging to define…
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Independent women are simply the better women. Here’s why:
Evolutionary science gives us a plausible explanation for the fact that women tend to stick together less likely than men. However, it is not inevitable that women are at war with each other. No, I don’t think an independent woman necessarily needs to follow a career instead of motherhood. I don’t believe an independent woman doesn’t…