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Psychologia

• [audio] Values Don't Matter — 24 Jan 2026
  Values are virtue ethics in disguise—traits we’re expected to cultivate. But virtues are context-dependent (courage for a soldier isn’t courage for a teacher) and the situation overwhelmingly drives behaviour. The real task is designing the context, not listing the virtues.
• [audio] Mundane Cults — 29 Nov 2025
  We’ve been taught that cults are dark and scary things. But we have been fooled. The cult is a prominent building block of modern community. If you’re not in one, you’re probably doing something wrong. The question is, is the cult you’re in a cult you chose?
• [audio] Stress is Good — 1 Nov 2025
  Stress isn’t poorly calibrated to modern life. It’s the energising force that allows us to perform. Optimal performance requires optimal stress. The difference between eustress and distress isn’t biological—it’s psychological. Controllability matters more than the stressor itself.
• [marginalium] Ethical astrology — 9 Jul 2025
• [marginalium] The Practical Inconsequence of the Free Will Debate — 7 Jul 2025
• [marginalium] Dunning-Kruger is about noise — 3 Jul 2025
• [marginalium] The Personal and Private Nature of Smartphones — 25 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] The long history of association between God and unusual smells — 19 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] Nature is Nurture — 18 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] Why Individuals Avoid Information — 17 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] Repression of memories is beside the point — 13 May 2025
• [marginalium] Are Sunk Costs Fallacies — 11 May 2025
• [marginalium] Culture trumps evidence — 20 Feb 2025
• [marginalium] We enjoy ‘waiting’ — 18 Feb 2025
• [marginalium] Thinking about God increases acceptance of artificial intelligence in decision-making — 3 Jul 2024