3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (155+ words) Because it wasn’t built to find the truth. It was built to keep you alive. Those are two very different jobs. Let’s start with something uncomfortable. You …...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (175+ words) Arabic version: استكشاف تطور المعتقدات الشخصية In a recent reflection, Nadine Levy discusses the fluid nature of personal beliefs, emphasizing the importance of viewing them as adaptable rather than fixed. According to The Guardian, she notes that beliefs can either…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (95+ words) The simple minded and the uninformed can be easily led astray. And those who can not connect the dots look the other way. People believe what they want to bel...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (258+ words) Maria and Peter are students and meet up for a late dinner. Peter asks Maria whether Tom is at the party that they intend to go to after dinner. Maria answers that Tom is at the party. After all, Tom…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (84+ words) + Is bullying on the rise in Switzerland? + Third of Swiss prone to believe conspiracy theories The study also showed that a small group of young people whose basic trust was shaken early on recovered significantly later in life. “In addition…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (502+ words) We should be cautious about strong feelings of certainty. Psychology Today How Strong Feelings Can Mislead Us About Truth We should be cautious about strong feelings of certainty. Posted May 4, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk - Perceptions that seem obviously true are,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (646+ words) People only use about 10% of their brain. It’s a fact we’ve all heard—except it isn’t a fact at all. It’s a myth. While activity in some brain regions fluctuates depending on what you’re doing, you use pretty much all…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (721+ words) Voicing these beliefs can strain established social connections and alienate peers. Family members and friends often report reduced satisfaction in their relationships when a loved one begins endorsing hidden plots. Romantically, having a partner who adopts these worldviews often precedes…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (746+ words) by Lukas S Huber, cognitive scientist, David-Elias Künstle, computer scientist, and Kevin Reuter, philosopher is a cognitive scientist at the University of Bern in Switzerland and the University of Tübingen in Germany. He combines experiments, theory, and computational approaches to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (68+ words) Hold on, let me scan for suspicious veins, or the lack thereof. Conspiracy theories are an absolute menace. Whatever your opinion of Trump, why would they "stage" an attempted attack on the White House and get hundreds of people to…...