Category: Psychology

Psychology, Science

The default Mode Network and the Death of the Ego: the effects of Psychedelics

Harry John Psychedelic experiences often feature a profound ego death: a loss of the usual sense of “I.” One DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) user vividly described this as an explosion of selfhood: “I had my ego exploded in fragments and ‘I’ stopped being ‘me’,” he wrote, feeling himself “rebuilt with every part of the cosmos.” In Freud’s theory, ‘the ego’ is the executive mediator between instinct (the … Continue reading The default Mode Network and the Death of the Ego: the effects of Psychedelics

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Philosophy, Psychology, Uncategorized

Are drunk words truly sober thoughts?

Arman Farahi-Far We’ve probably all heard someone say, “I didn’t mean it, I was drunk,” after a night of questionable words or reckless actions. But is it really true? Are drunk words sober thoughts? The concept seems simple enough, when drunk, people lose touch with reason, letting the filters that usually mask their genuine feelings slip. However, at the same time can these unpolished and … Continue reading Are drunk words truly sober thoughts?

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Psychology, society

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SIX DEGREES: INSIDE THE WATTS-STROGATZ MODEL

Jaden Potishko Could any two people on earth be linked by a chain of no more than six acquaintances? Social psychology and network science have allowed this seemingly fallible claim to linger in the popular imagination for almost a century. It has achieved some familiarity through John Guare’s play Six Degrees of Separation (1990) as well as through several books. On top of being an … Continue reading THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SIX DEGREES: INSIDE THE WATTS-STROGATZ MODEL

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Psychology

Reframing Autism: From Disability to Innovation

Dr Lizzie Kock Chartered Psychologist When I first began my career as a psychologist, autism was widely defined as a disability, characterised by a set of core diagnostic criteria. Historically, it was often associated with intellectual disability. For context, only around 2% of the global adult population meets the diagnostic criteria for an intellectual disability, characterised by significant impairments in intellectual and adaptive functioning, with … Continue reading Reframing Autism: From Disability to Innovation

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Psychology, Science

The superstitious mind: why irrational beliefs shape the way humans exist

Victor Guan We’ve all done it, whether it be avoiding the cracks on the pavement so as not to ‘break our mother’s back’ or crossing our fingers for ‘good luck’ before a big fixture. Often these small, seemingly irrational tendencies are disregarded, yet they have substantial influence within culture and society. Superstition is defined as an irrational belief in the significance or magical efficacy of … Continue reading The superstitious mind: why irrational beliefs shape the way humans exist

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economics, Psychology

Markets and their Manias

When you think of the stock market, what immediately comes to your mind? The quiet compounding of an index fund, the disciplined investor who buys low and sells high, or the cold rationality of efficient markets, where every price is supposed to reflect all the information available? Or perhaps something more dramatic, the image of a trader on a Wall Street floor watching the numbers … Continue reading Markets and their Manias

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