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Dispatches on emotion, consciousness, and identity

Media
Dreams on Screens

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on October 6, 2023

The impossible became possible with the development of filmic techniques. Cinema is more than just a form of entertainment.

The impossible became possible with the development of filmic techniques. Cinema is more than just a form of entertainment.

Still Life
Play
How Culture Is Misunderstood in the Evolution of Mind

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on November 11, 2021

Focusing on higher-order aspects of human behavior like language and certain forms of culture leads psychologists to wrongly appraise the relationship between culture and biology.

Focusing on higher-order aspects of human behavior like language and certain forms of culture leads psychologists to wrongly appraise the relationship between culture and biology.

Dreaming
Why We Watch Movies

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on June 21, 2021

Cinema has become our preeminent mode of participation in the myths of our times. The emotional intensity of the ritual draws out belief and reflection on significance.

Cinema has become our preeminent mode of participation in the myths of our times. The emotional intensity of the ritual draws out belief and reflection on significance.

open sea
Psychology
The Critical Heroes of Psychology

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on May 20, 2021

Some lesser-known heroes in the field take a critical stance on psychology. Most students will never hear about them because they don’t fit easily into the story of the field.

Some lesser-known heroes in the field take a critical stance on psychology. Most students will never hear about them because they don’t fit easily into the story of the field.

persona
Psychology
The Mythology of Psychology

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on March 18, 2021

Our sense of awe towards science engenders a type of superstitious belief in psychology that resembles a traditional belief in mythology.

Our sense of awe towards science engenders a type of superstitious belief in psychology that resembles a traditional belief in mythology.

Sport and Competition
The Spectacle of Sports

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on February 1, 2021

As the national ritual of Super Bowl Sunday approaches, let us consider how creating mass ecstasy and enthusiasm is the predominant pursuit of the spectacle of sport.

As the national ritual of Super Bowl Sunday approaches, let us consider how creating mass ecstasy and enthusiasm is the predominant pursuit of the spectacle of sport.

all dressed up
Freudian Psychology
The Ruins of Repetition

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on December 2, 2020

After months of lockdown, quarantine, and retracting from the lives we led, we now reside in the ruins of repetition.

After months of lockdown, quarantine, and retracting from the lives we led, we now reside in the ruins of repetition.

Mammalian roots of emotions
Decision-Making
New Research on Emotions

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on October 27, 2020

Two exciting research programs get at the core of forces shaping the world we live in: treatment of psychopathology and the technological manipulation of choice.

Two exciting research programs get at the core of forces shaping the world we live in: treatment of psychopathology and the technological manipulation of choice.

command option
Psychology
The Social Delusion

Rami Gabriel Ph.D. on September 18, 2020

Digital life is both the utopic ease of access and a dystopic gobbler of time, virally infecting our relations to each other.

Digital life is both the utopic ease of access and a dystopic gobbler of time, virally infecting our relations to each other.