by Ken JP Stuczynski | Dec 18, 2012 | Philosophy & Ethics, Psychology, Technology & Futurism
The following video I present to you as an interesting discussion of the neurological nature of empathy, the evolution of associative identity in culture, and the implications of a global society and all the “what’s next” questions and answers it...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Dec 4, 2012 | Politics & Law, Psychology, Society & Culture
This TED Talk speaks of several interesting concepts and how they work together: nudging rather than dictating social behavior; allowing self-organizing systems in society.
by Fulano de Tal | Nov 28, 2012 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Psychology, Society & Culture
Violence – did somebody mention violence?[1] The inter-relationship of violence, ethics, and revolution Many of those committed to the human project, namely the total transformation of social relationships, tend to adopt an ‘end justifies the means’ approach[2]. This...
by Fulano de Tal | Nov 14, 2012 | Psychology, Society & Culture, Technology & Futurism
How to carry on worrying but still learn to ‘love’ the interweb [[Tovarich]]/comrade: are you sitting comfortably? Good, then we’ll begin… Astute followers of de Tal’s blogs [who may have achieved double figures as we speak] will have noticed an understandable...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 2, 2012 | Psychology, Science & Pseudoscience
The following TED Talk reminds me of the subject of “[[mirror neurons]]” and the concept of [[empathy]] as capacitated in part by the development of the [[amygdala]]. One would think the ability to imagine something from another person’s point of...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Sep 1, 2012 | Business & Economics, Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture
I’ve meant to write on this subject in detail for some time, but for now I bring you a much needed critique that thousands of saner people have voiced. I say much needed because the “Myth of the Law of Attraction” has permeated every available...