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Perception & psychology

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Variation is the Stuff of Life. So Why Can it Make us Uncomfortable?

Embracing difference is vital for our success as a species, but it places extra demands on the brain. Here’s how to get better at it.

Lisa Feldman Barrett

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The Psychology of Problem-Solving

A short educational video about what psychology tells us about how people solve problems.

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Psychology: The Briefer Course

Condensed and reworked from James’s monumental Principles of Psychology, this classic text examines habit; stream of consciousness; self and the sense of personal identity; discrimination and association; the sense of time; memory; perception; imagination; reasoning; emotions, instincts; the will...

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Is It Better to Know?

Being able to see what’s happening around us can help us make smart decisions. But knowledge — especially knowledge of how others perceive us — can also hold us back, mire us in needless worry, and keep us from achieving our potential.

Hidden Brain Podcast

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How They See Us

On the surface, the stereotypes that other people hold shouldn’t affect the way we think or act. But our concerns about other people’s perceptions have a way of burrowing deep into our minds. This week, social psychologist Claude Steele explains the psychology of “stereotype threat.”

Hidden Brain Podcast

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Talking with People about Things, with David McRaney

Host Michael Taft speaks with science journalist, author, and podcaster David McRaney about how people do (and do not) change their minds, how brains form their view of reality, conspiracy theory, the method of "technique rebuttal" vs.

Deconstructing Yourself

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