Psychology

On The Distinct Possibility Of Being Slightly Autistic Part 1

Psychology studies the individual, and sociology studies the group. Social psychology studies the relation between the individual and the group, and for me that’s where all the action is. I study perception and the subjective organization of meaning... ...

Article - Alex Durig - Dec 20 2016 - 12:40pm

On The Distinct Possibility Of Being Slightly Autistic Part 2

Enter the concept of slight autism. We can define slight autism as a state of autistic perception that is noticeably but not diagnosably autistic. Here is how we can begin to explain it and understand it. ...

Article - Alex Durig - Dec 20 2016 - 12:39pm

Time, Wittgenstein And Language Scaffolding

There’s a widespread belief that actually existing democracies are in the grip of a fast-paced world dominated by breaking news and all things instant. The following contribution sets out to question this belief. It takes readers on a time journey. It set ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 3 2016 - 1:53pm

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 1/3

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Article - Alex Durig - Dec 20 2016 - 12:36pm

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 2/3

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Article - Alex Durig - Dec 20 2016 - 12:36pm

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 3/3

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Article - Alex Durig - Dec 20 2016 - 12:35pm

When Prophecy Fails: Analyzing Post-Election, Post-American Grief

One of the many classics in social psychology from the mid-20th century was Leon Festinger’s When Prophecy Fails (1956). The point of the study was to infiltrate a doomsday cult. It was a cult whose leader had declared the world would come to an end on a ...

Article - Alex Durig - Dec 20 2016 - 12:36pm

When They Go Low, We Get High: What 50+ Years of Marijuana Research Tells Us

When I was a college professor, I used to tell my students the normal world is a crazy place. It’s still true. Sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. According to Howard Becker (1963) “an unknown, but probably quite large, number ...

Blog Post - Alex Durig - Dec 18 2016 - 10:20pm

5 Predictions for 2017!

#1. The Democrat Party Will Become the Party of Angry Black People ...

Blog Post - Alex Durig - Dec 29 2016 - 10:10am

Is Emotional Hangover Real?

Everyone has heard of the hangover, it is that sluggish feeling after drinking too much alcohol- A group of psychologists now contend that emotional experiences can induce physiological and internal brain states that persist for long periods of time after ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 27 2016 - 11:22am