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Keep track of what's happened since you were last here with the newsletters and the changelog.
December 23, 2020
Changelog
Complete overhaul: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs at is was intended to be interpreted.
Updates to:
The more meaningful origin of the phrase ‘happiness isn’t a destination’.
A simple psychological theory that highlights how little control we really have.
December 14, 2020
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Goatcounter instance launched for the site for testing against current Google Analytics. Privacy information added to site.
December 5, 2020
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Monster article on states of consciousness, from the mundane to the drug-induced.
Updates to Female Zealots.
November 25, 2020
Changelog
New article on how unimportant the self really is.
Built the alpineJS library into the website, rather than pulling it in from CDN so users with uMatrix (you masochists) can use the site properly.
November 18, 2020
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New articles on the nature of personality:
A historical perspective on the fundamental role of elements in personality study.
How your personality is forced upon you.
November 2, 2020
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New articles:
Advice on brain science from a farming manual.
The flaws of the human perspective.
New additions to Successful Prophets.
October 20, 2020
Changelog
New article on what might be the oldest and most universal religious impulse, and the crucial role of female zealots.
October 17, 2020
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Newsletter signup form made less obtrusive but scattered in more places around the site in response to a couple emails noting they couldn’t find it.
Query string parameters implemented so javascript tab navigation remembers what tab you’re on. Had quite some wine before doing this so do let me know if it’s messed up somewhere.
October 16, 2020
Changelog
Updates to high traffic articles:
On the link between reading fiction, the development of empathy, and theory of mind.
October 10, 2020
Changelog
Article on how we choose our psychic predators and the ancient tension between natural law and social law.
Update to the article on Bandura’s famous bobo doll experiments, about how children model violence.