BrainROT, REELationships, and The DM Verse
Think of social media as making soup. Most users are stirring the pot. Some users are adding ingredients. The pot stirrers effectively keep social media…
Think of social media as making soup. Most users are stirring the pot. Some users are adding ingredients. The pot stirrers effectively keep social media…
I just read this preprint[1] in which researchers have adapted a standard personality test (a version of the OCEAN Big 5 model) to assess LLMs’…
I’ve been thinking about memes. 2 years ago, I called meme templates, meme phrases, and reel content outsourced cognition – borrowing others’ structured thoughts. Using…
From a theoretical POV, our memory is the base component of measurable learning. Read on to explore learning and memory in an educational context. This…
Biases in AI are fundamentally different from those in humans. These differences originate because the entire mechanism that creates human biases is different from how …
2 options are marketed to you. Choose between Hand Sanitizer A OR Hand Sanitizer B. Did you Choose Sanitizer B? You are not alone. Most …
A temporary loss of focus is expected when you work a lot. And you don’t have to blame your attention span. Blame emotions, engagement, and …
Almost 100 years ago, the Kiki-Bouba experiment showed that the words we use to describe objects are not chosen randomly. There is some sense in how we …
Procrastination – regretfully delaying tasks you need to complete – is a common problem in anxiety[1], depression[2], ADHD[3], and personality disorders[4], and it worsens with …
I’ll explain 4 steps you need to convert anxious thoughts into positive constructive thoughts. Positive thoughts are not happy thoughts; they are useful thoughts. Anxious …
Airports have so many shops arranged in apparent chaos in the lounging areas after security checks. But it’s not chaos. The primary reason is – …
“The motivation to do a task comes from the satisfaction of getting to do the task.” If this is relatable, chances are you have the …
Sleep deprivation and procrastination is a chicken and egg problem – what comes first? There is no meaningful starting point. But you can fix your …
Monkey see, monkey do. We aren’t just monkeys, but a learning technique they used – learning by observation – still is one of the most …
Sleep disturbances are as common as wind in the air. Some studies[1] report over 40% of the population having significant sleep disturbances. Some countries show …
What do students need now in their learning that goes beyond gaining factual knowledge to have a professional advantage later in life? Note: I’ve excluded …
What’s common between gaslighting, liking a product, remembering song lyrics, and falling for pseudoscience? A core mechanism of how we perceive the world and form …
Make a square without using squares, lines, or rectangles. This is the essence of improvisation. I looked at the rule – make a square without …
The clothes we wear at work, during work from home, or in meetings directly affect our productivity. Clothes influence our behavior, confidence, motivation, and thought …
You know exercise is good for the brain. But… Do you know what exactly is happening to your brain because of exercise? Let’s start with …