Ideas
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Pokemon Go, Augmented Reality and the Future of Technology
In 1974, the philosopher Robert Nozick came up with the idea of an ‘experience machine’, a…
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On Advertising and the Loss of Free Will
In his treatise on free will, philosopher Sam Harris claims that if an act is formulated…
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How Physical Proximity (and Social Psychology): Can Prevent Racism, Sexism and Discrimination in Our Society
In previous centuries divisions of society were mended and band-aided by communal meeting areas: Churches, Synagogues,…
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The Media, Moral Rage and Moral Condemnation
Reading the letters of old writers and poets from previous centuries, you get the sense that…
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Why Does Society Divide Itself Into Smaller Categories of People Over Time? (In-Group and Out-Group Formation)
We are born without prejudice. Ask a baby if he hates any particular person and he…
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How to Combat Schadenfreude, or Enjoying The Pain of Others
Due to evolution, when our enemy is hurt, we celebrate. When our enemy is killed, we…
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Cezanne’s Writings and Finding Meaning in Nature
It’s becoming increasingly difficult as time progresses for humanity to have any connection to nature. And…
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An Entitlement Complex, or Gen Y’s Quest for Meaning?
In the late 1950s, Frederick Herzberg conducted surveys on what we now term “The Greatest Generation,”…
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How to Find Meaning in Work
The argument for perspective has won. No longer can we question what is wrong with life,…
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Book Excerpt: On Empathy
It is a simple matter to rank the empathy we feel for those around us. Consider…
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