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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
"mere" perception - one of the weirdest implicit beliefs floating around is that psychology is somehow separate from biology. mind-body dualism runs deep
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Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D.
@hubermanlab
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It’s remarkable that, *far more than any of our own behaviors (besides mating)* observing the successful aggression of others we deem “our team” raises our testosterone levels most. This is true for both males and females. The takeaway: mere perceptions can influence hormones.
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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
you have to be really science-cucked to reflexively speak as if *perceptions* are less real than *hormones*. have you ever seen a hormone? touched one? tasted one? how do you know they exist?
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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
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where the flip side of "i fucking love science" is "i fucking hate anecdotes" - your observations, your perceptions, your experiences, don't count because they're N=1. this is bullshit and you don't have to put up with it. science is not more real than your life
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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
i'm still mad at the people who read about
@sashachapin
curing his anosmia with acid and were like "well he's probably wrong about his own experience" - jesus fucking christ are you that afraid of pissing off Daddy Science and believing something he didn't give you permission to
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