AI has a Personality, but it doesn’t mean anything… yet
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’ …
Is AI making us smarter Or dumber?… Or artificially smarter? (AI symbiotic crisis)
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 …
Cognitive Biases in AI vs. Humans
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 …
Dissolving Anxiety with Socratic Questioning
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 …
Curiosity: The Endless Pit of Discovery and Wonder
Eleanor and her archeological team were digging near the Gobekli Tepe Temple ruins in 2005. Using the most advanced earth-penetrating drills, they had managed to …
Unlock a “value system” for relationships [w/ Prompts]
We speak of “relationship values”. But something like a value is hard to explain, and yet a couple knows if their values match or not. …
Logic needs meaning, but there’s a catch (proof from apes)
I explore how humans need context and meaning for logical thinking. Without context, we aren’t able to use even the simplest of logical thoughts. And …
5 Philosophical Razors can help us Explain the Unknown
Philosophical razors are general problem-solving and decision-making strategies that help us find and choose explanations when there is limited information. Why did Ethan ignore Rajesh’s …
The ChatGPT Effect: How advanced AI changes us
The greatest cognitive skill in a post-ChatGPT world is going to be: Asking the right questions. And then, Knowing where to ask them. 💻 So, …
Symmetry Impulse: Why & How we seek symmetry
You may have heard of the zero-sum game: Someone’s loss is your gain. It’s cited as an economic concept. For every + there is a …
Basic Concepts About Concept Formation: Theory + Key Terms
How well do you know what a pizza is? Round, saucy, cheesy, comes in a box, served in triangles, right? Now do you know what …
How Metaphors and Analogies reveal the Truth about our Universe
Some people say the mind is a universe in itself. Others have argued that the mind is the software and the brain is the hardware. …
Inquiry-based learning – It is still valuable today
A number of educational systems exist today. Educational psychologists, experienced teachers, thought leaders, and allied psychology researchers have invested a lot of time in studying how …