Sayings and Proverbs: The Children of Experience
“The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs” -- Francis Bacon, 1971 A few days ago I was talking to my father...
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Sam Ridgeway
- Sep 5, 2021
- 7 min
This Article Could Save Your Life (but only if someone else reads it)
It is 18 June 1961. You are reading the New Haven Register on Sunday, and an advert catches your eye: WE WILL PAY YOU $4.00 FOR ONE HOUR...
Sam Ridgeway
- Aug 31, 2021
- 6 min
Experimental Psychology 101: An Origin Story (and Another)
“What am I thinking right now?” The first question asked of anyone admitting to studying psychology. And it is, unfortunately, very...
katerinabourdoukou
- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
On Compassion: Science Meeting an Ancient Tradition
Contemporary science provides with evidence that compassion can be taught; applied attempts have shown that children also respond to the...
Sam Ridgeway
- Aug 21, 2021
- 6 min
Proving the Unprovable: The Scientist Who Showed that Psychics Exist
The world of psychological research was not ready for the storm it faced in 2011. Daryl Bem, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Cornell...
Pourandokht Mazaheri
- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min
Hyper Real Art From Religion to Psychology
A Study of the Relation Between Renaissance Proto-Surrealism and Modern Surrealism Hieronymus Bosch, Tondals Vision, Between 1490-1500,...
Sam Ridgeway
- Aug 12, 2021
- 4 min
Episodic Memory: How Do I Remember How It Felt to See a Tiger?
Memory is fundamental to our existence. Almost every aspect of our lives is touched by it in some way: Our sense of self is founded on...
Peter Terrence
- Aug 11, 2021
- 4 min
Why Do People Need Humour to Get Through the Dark Times?
“Anyone who has grieved recognizes that although we may be less inclined to laugh, our ability to perceive humor is more or less...
Ülfet İpek Eral
- Jul 26, 2021
- 4 min
Positive Psychology : Emotion Regulation and Resilience
Role of Emotions in Positive Psychology We experience many emotions in our daily lives so, emotions are really effective on our overall...
María José Puebla
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
The Occasion Makes Us Thieves, Or We Are Thieves Looking For Opportunity?
Mikesell, M. (2016). The antelope. Kay Fine Art. [Painting]. https://www.kaifineart.com/michelemikesell Just as we do not agree on what...
sozdemi259
- Jul 18, 2021
- 5 min
A Contemporary Approach to the Conventional Ghost Stories with The Babadook
Ghosts have been embedded into our collective consciousness as something translucent or faded, something to find more by absence and...
María José Puebla
- Jul 18, 2021
- 6 min
Aesthetic: Our Second Nature
We are visual creatures: 50% of our higher mental processing is visual Ronquillo, F. (2019). Lovebirth. Meyer Gallery [Painting]...
francescaarossa
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
“Narcissus and Goldmund”- Two Elements within an Individual
Klee, P. (1923). Landscape with yellow birds. Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a prominent German-Swiss author and poet active in the '900....
Ülfet İpek Eral
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
Bringing Down My Own Self!
Think about a time that you had an important task to do. Did you ever find an excuse to not work on your task while the deadline is...
María José Puebla
- Jul 11, 2021
- 5 min
Laughter
Not for the joke Joffe, C. (2016a). Yellow sweater and knee socks. Theories of the deep understanding of things. [Painting]. Theories of...
María José Puebla
- Jul 6, 2021
- 5 min
Better & Kinder Than Others ?
Grete Stern (1949). Dream Nº 17. Reina Sofía Art Center. Recovered from https://www.museoreinasofia.es/buscar?bundle=obra&f%5B0%5D=im_fi...
María José Puebla
- Jul 5, 2021
- 5 min
Smell
"In memory, all perfumes are imperishable." Patrick Süskind, ‘Perfume’, 1985. Chagall, M. (1919). Birthay. Museum of Modern Art, New...
Ülfet İpek Eral
- Jun 28, 2021
- 4 min
Loving Myself, But Maybe Too Much?
In Greek mythology, there is the myth of Narcissus. To mention this myth shortly, Thebes’ blind prophet Teiresia told Narcissus that it...
María José Puebla
- Jun 27, 2021
- 6 min
EXPECTATIONS
How do we know if we are capable of achieving what we want? Jenni Hiltunen, August 2019. Recovered on June 27, 2021 form...
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