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• [marginalium] A pretty quote — 13 Feb 2021
• [article] Existential Therapy — 13 Feb 2021
  Existential therapy seems like an ideal way to go about psychological healing, given the philosophy it grew out of. Unfortunately, like existentialism it suffers from ‘great man’ syndrome—a huge number of idiosyncratic practices that make it difficult to know how good it really is.
• [article] All food is toxic — 6 Feb 2021
  All food is toxic. All of it. This is a far more appropriate starting point for any discussion of nutrition than any other. It might sound a little controversial, but it won’t take me long to convince you.
• [article] Eating well — 6 Feb 2021
  Nutrition is a field of science plagued by very similar problems to brain science. You’re trying to make sense of a system that’s enormously complicated. So complicated in fact that it’s almost impossible to figure anything out at any level of detail, let alone how to perfect nutrition for every single person. But, just like brain science, there are a few very useful rules of thumb.
• [marginalium] The microbial content of a sourdough starter depends less on location than the way it is made and maintained — 5 Feb 2021
• [marginalium] Successful prophets are successful when the people transform flattery into ritual — 5 Feb 2021
• [marginalium] Natural selection happens way faster than you think — 5 Feb 2021
• [article] Autopoiesis: the origin of complex thought — 4 Feb 2021
  The complexity of our world determines the complexity of our actions. Simple enough to say, and perhaps to understand, but the implications are quite incredible and it all hinges on one concept: autopoiesis.
• [article] A narrative of 'grit' — 16 Jan 2021
  Angela Duckworth’s concept of the personality trait ‘grit’ is an interesting one, but it’s actually rather less helpful than the narrative about success she weaves in her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.
• [article] Genetics is nurture — 11 Jan 2021
  How much of who we are and what we do is the result of our genetic predispositions, and how much because of our environment? This tension is made complicated by the fact that the dichotomy doesn’t really exist. Rather, our nature is a form of nurture.
• [marginalium] Why We Should Avoid Saying “Person With Autism” — 3 Jan 2021
• [article] The nuance in Maslow's Hierarchy — 23 Dec 2020
  Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one of these ideas that’s regularly misapplied both inside and out of academic circles. Which seems ridiculous, because there isn’t much to it. And yet, properly understood, it’s a powerful tool for encouraging personal growth and success.
• [marginalium] The Rise of Women Stockholders — 13 Dec 2020
• [article] States of Mind — 5 Dec 2020
  There is no such thing as an ‘altered’ state of mind. Or rather, all states of mind are ones that are altered. Preferring the familiar ones provides a dangerous sense of safety, and avoiding the profound ones obscures some of the greatest benefits.
• [article] Consciousness vs Conscious Access — 25 Nov 2020
  When we think about the ‘mind’ and consciousness, we often make the mistake of equating these things with the ‘self’ that lives perched being the eyes. But the brain existed in nature long before the self, and many aspects of thinking don’t require the self at all.