Worth reposting this article. The logic is pretty simple. The more killing machines, the more people get killed.
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Professor of Psychology, interested in human memory, future thinking, and narrative transportation. Winnipeg native and New Yorker since 2003. Avid flâneur.
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1) We live in a time of tremendous focus on … focus and productivity. But what if wandering — i.e. not focusing — is precisely the best way to focus? That was the thesis of our “Securities” episode with cognitive psychology professor . Some key highlights:
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Excited to share my interview anchor.fm/securities/epi on “Securities” the #podcast by Thanks to for inviting me for editing me to sound good and for the fabulous conversation. #psychology #mentaltimetravel
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This is an important read for all higher education faculty. In fact, it should be mandatory reading for any new hires.
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I’ve been getting lots of questions about how I organize my day to be as productive as possible, so let me share some practices and experiences that will help you be the best you at work! 🧵
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There is growing evidence that Hillary Clinton was on to something a decade ago when she said: “The subjugation of women is...a threat to the common security of our world”
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Excited to share a piece that I wrote for the #WashingtonPost on how children will remember the pandemic.
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This is so meta…graffiti art of the CEO of Twitter on Twitter. This is the genius work of the artist
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#manhattanhenge2021
For two days every spring and summer, the sunset lines up with Manhattan’s street grid creating cool photo opportunities…
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I am grading exams from my research methods course and one of my students wrote a note at the end of his exam that said “Professor I have Covid and I am taking this exam bedridden and in great pain.” He got a 98%. Wow!
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First Zoom lecture of 2021. Here we go!!
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Face-to-face soccer practice is actually happening...! ⚽️ This kid is SO happy.
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Gave my first two Zoom lectures yesterday back to back and I was utterly exhausted by the end. I think I’m unconsciously trying to to make up for the lack of F2F classroom energy by amping things up but it is draining!
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. has struggled with a stutter since he was young.
Tonight, a 12-year-old boy named Brayden Harrington told the world how the Democratic nominee inspired him after a meeting in February.
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My favorite thing in NY is walking the streets and snapping photos of street art
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New York City enters Phase 4 of reopening with certain caveats
Beer farms!! It’s a thing. And one can enjoy a local brew along with food truck fare, local music talent and while sporting masks and socially/physically distant. It felt kinda normal. sandsbrewery.com
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Wow, 2020 really does suck.
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In case you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, Merriam-Webster just officially recognized “irregardless” as a word.
Have you ever planned to do something in the future (e.g. email a friend) and then a day later falsely believed that you carried out that intention (when in fact you had only intended to)? Our article:
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Did women leaders handle Covid-19 better than male leaders? I crunched data & found that the death rate in female-led nations was 1/5 that of male-led nations. If the US had the death rate of female-led countries, the US would have saved 102,000 lives.
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Thanks @dstephenlindsay It was indeed a fun project and thanks for being a part of it! t.co/XTE6W3rR7q
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Love this video by graduating seniors. They have the right attitude. m.youtube.com/watch?feature=
“As terrifying as things are now, we will persevere and return to the normal terror we’re used to.”
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"We will not let this virus prevent our insurance companies from gouging us for basic services the way our Founding Fathers intended. We will not let COVID-19 change who we are — cruel, capitalist, and dog eat dog."
mcsweeneys.net/articles/as-ba
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