Rabbi Johnathan Sacks has been hitting the headlines recently with his latest warnings on the perils of nonbelief. Michael Blume has dug out the transcript of his speech, so you can get it from the horses mouth.Most of it is the usual stuff... but then comes the bit where he says that atheists are slowly killing Europe because they're failing to have enough kids.This is a fascinating claim, not o
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November 15, 2009
Why Rabbi Sacks is wrong on religion and fertility
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July 13, 2009
Positive self affirmations as a great way of making yourself feel miserable
A recent study, "Positive Self-Statements: Power for Some, Peril for Others" has been widely reported, because a lot of us really think it's about time that the esteem industry took a hit. But the study is actually important for what it reveals, not just about positive affirmations, but about the perils of denying any attention to negative thoughts.... Wood, J., Elaine Per
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June 22, 2009
Ethics & Loss
Talks about a recent study linking the perception of loss to ethical decision-making.... Kern, M., & Chugh, D. (2009) Bounded Ethicality: The Perils of Loss Framing. Psychological Science, 20(3), 378-384. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02296.x
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Ethics & Loss
Talks about a recent study linking the perception of loss to ethical decision-making.... Kern, M., & Chugh, D. (2009) Bounded Ethicality: The Perils of Loss Framing. Psychological Science, 20(3), 378-384. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02296.x
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May 21, 2009
Genes, Brains and the Perils of Publication
Much of science, and especially neuroscience, consists of the search for "positive results". A positive result is simply a correlation or a causal relationship between one thing and another. It could be an association between a genetic variant and some personality trait. It could be a brain area which gets activated when you think about something.It's only natural that "positive results" are espe
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