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Confidence Versus Competence: A Bad Trade-off
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (153+ words) Posted September 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch For centuries, a tiny phrase has protected human judgment from mistakes: I don’t know. Ich weiss nicht. No sé. These words created a magical pause between impression and conclusion, a space in which evidence…...
How My Brain Reflects Yours
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (495+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader My youngest son, Alex, who is also a neurointensivist like me, recently lost one of the treasures of his life, his dog Milo (whose middle name was Rafa, after Rafael Nadal). As Milo’s health…...
What happens when intelligence remains, but thinking becomes optional?
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (382+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This post started out rather differently. The initial idea was that the "genius experience" may be widely accessible to those using artificial intelligence (AI), even those with average IQs. And this thinking extended into…...
AI Will Kill Us All. Or Not?
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (158+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk “OpenAI’s hacking agent went rogue. Should we be worried?” “Could AIs become conscious?” ”AI researchers 'earnestly believe' it could kill all humans within the next decade.” OK, admittedly I’m stepping outside of my comfort…...
The Smartest Person I Know Is an Idiot | Psychology Today South Africa
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (382+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This story started out rather differently. The initial idea was that the "genius experience" may be widely accessible to those using artificial intelligence (AI), even those with average IQs. And this thinking extended into…...
Can AI Have Conscious Experiences?
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (356+ words) Posted September 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma The Birth of AI AI is the hottest game in town. But you may be surprised to know that it is not a new-fangled thing. It emerged decades ago, in 1956 to be exact. I…...
Why "Mind Reading" Is Coming for Psychedelic Neuroscience | Psychology Today South Africa
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (145+ words) Posted September 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma Mind reading is no longer science fiction. Owen AM, Coleman MR, Boly M, Davis MH, Laureys S, Pickard JD. Detecting awareness in the vegetative state. Science. 2006 Sep 8;313(5792):1402. doi: 10.1126/science.1130197. PMID: 16959998. Kolisnyk M, Rankaduwa S,…...
Could Tweaking Your Personality Help Save Your Memory? | Psychology Today Canada
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (421+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye As it turns out, new research by University of Montpelier’s Yannick Stephan and colleagues (2026) suggests that memory is not only a modifiable ability, but one that can have surprising links to what seems like…...
Could Tweaking Your Personality Help Save Your Memory?
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (421+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye As it turns out, new research by University of Montpelier’s Yannick Stephan and colleagues (2026) suggests that memory is not only a modifiable ability, but one that can have surprising links to what seems like…...
Could Tweaking Your Personality Help Save Your Memory? | Psychology Today New Zealand
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (421+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye As it turns out, new research by University of Montpelier’s Yannick Stephan and colleagues (2026) suggests that memory is not only a modifiable ability, but one that can have surprising links to what seems like…...