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Five Sci-Fi Novels That Can Change Your View of Reality

Guy P. Harrison on August 22, 2025

Offering much more than entertainment, science fiction novels give you profound insights into some of the most important issues of our time.

Offering much more than entertainment, science fiction novels give you profound insights into some of the most important issues of our time.

Wisdom
What Is a Human?

Guy P. Harrison on April 16, 2025

Knowing the scientific facts of our shared humanity can provide precious moments of relief from the absurdities and anxiety that come with being marooned in the 21st century.

Knowing the scientific facts of our shared humanity can provide precious moments of relief from the absurdities and anxiety that come with being marooned in the 21st century.

Wisdom
Lucy and the Primate Perspective

Guy P. Harrison on January 14, 2025

Similar to the Cosmic Perspective, The Primate Perspective offers us a more grounded and rational understanding of who we are and how we connect to the rest of nature.

Similar to the Cosmic Perspective, The Primate Perspective offers us a more grounded and rational understanding of who we are and how we connect to the rest of nature.

Nick Tiller is a sport/fitness expert at war with delusions and deceptions.
Health
Why Do Athletes Keep Falling for Quacks?

Guy P. Harrison on May 31, 2024

The sports and fitness industry is bursting with pseudoscience, exaggerated claims, and outright fraud. Protect yourself with skepticism and evidence-based thinking.

The sports and fitness industry is bursting with pseudoscience, exaggerated claims, and outright fraud. Protect yourself with skepticism and evidence-based thinking.

Artificial Intelligence
Preaching Caution on the Road to AI

Guy P. Harrison on April 27, 2024

We seem to be speeding toward the first artificial superintelligence. If it happens, according to AI expert Darren Mckee, it will be a profound, exciting, and dangerous moment.

We seem to be speeding toward the first artificial superintelligence. If it happens, according to AI expert Darren Mckee, it will be a profound, exciting, and dangerous moment.

Heuristics
The Power and the Beauty of Illuminated Ignorance

Guy P. Harrison on January 31, 2024

We can never know everything and yet unconscious biases often convince us that we do. Being alert to your own ignorance is crucial for more efficient thinking in daily life.

We can never know everything and yet unconscious biases often convince us that we do. Being alert to your own ignorance is crucial for more efficient thinking in daily life.

The Timing Factor. When we believe is crucial because it reveals how we think.
Cognition
Why the Clock Counts with Critical Thinking

Guy P. Harrison on September 24, 2023

The timing of when we accept a claim shows the quality of our thinking processes, whether the claim is later proved correct or not.

The timing of when we accept a claim shows the quality of our thinking processes, whether the claim is later proved correct or not.

Cognition
Thinking Well Changes Everything

Guy P. Harrison on August 29, 2022

No one is born with the critical thinking skills and instincts needed to thrive in today's complex, hyper-connected, and scam-filled world.

No one is born with the critical thinking skills and instincts needed to thrive in today's complex, hyper-connected, and scam-filled world.

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Healing Family Splits

Cut-offs cut deep and wide, their emotional impact reverberating far beyond the combatants. Because much of the suffering is hidden, repair is challenging for everyone, not least of all therapists.

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Self Tests are all about you. Are you outgoing or introverted? Are you a narcissist? Does perfectionism hold you back? Find out the answers to these questions and more with Psychology Today.

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