Psychology Today title: Why We YawnPT subtitle: A large study about yawning reveals a surprising insight.By: Sebastian Ocklenburg, Ph.D.Date: 17 May 2021 "KEY POINTS Why we yawn is still largely a scientific mystery.The world’s largest study on yawning analyzed yawns from 101 species.The results show the animals with bigger brains yawn longer.This finding supports...
I was surprised by the outcome of my blog of last Thursday. The low relative number gave a very different (macro) perspective than its high absolute (micro) number. It's too easy (for me) to blame the media or the source of those numbers. I think, feel and believe that our presenting of either absolute or relative numbers is a...
In several of my more recent blogs, I have used the word introspection. My "weird" conclusion was that I probably know others better than myself. This conclusion is, however, consistent with a 2018 article in The Atlantic: People don't actually know themselves very well. Its subtitle confirms my earlier conclusion: "Chances are, your coworkers are better at rating...
BPS / BT title: People with greater intellectual humility have superior general knowledge Big Think subtitle: Smart people are not afraid to say "I don't know." Author: Dr. Christian Jarrett Date of publishing: 3 April 2019 (BPS) / 15 May 2019 (BT) "In the era of social media and rolling news there’s a constant pressure to be in the know, always on hand with an...
Several days ago, a friend asked if my son likes my new habitat. I answered that he does. She made some interesting follow-up remarks: "affirmation by people who are important to us, is sometimes a need" and "one small negative remark can cause so much confusion and/or dissatisfaction". Affirmation in this context can best be described as "emotional support or...
Fast Company title: Men are almost 40% more likely to be narcissists. Science explains why they often become leaders Fast Company subtitle: The reason, according to science, is that more men than women are narcissists and they often become leaders. "Narcissistic people are often leaders, and it is easy to understand why we are somehow drawn to them. Although the...
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