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Art With a Capital F (Affects and Percepts)
Affects and percepts are two different concepts in psychology. Affects refer to the emotional experiences or feelings that people have in response to various stimuli or events. Affects can be positive or negative, and they can range in intensity from mild to intense. Examples of affects include happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust. Percepts, on…
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Robinson Crusoe: Stichomancy
Stichomancy is a form of divination that involves opening a book at random and selecting a passage as a source of guidance or inspiration. In Wilkie Collins’ novel, The Moonstone, a character named Betteredge turns to Robinson Crusoe for advice by opening random pages and discovering hidden predictions and messages. Similarly, I find myself practicing…
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the Nam-šub of Enki
The Bronze Age Collapse of 1200 BC remains a major mystery in human history. Many theories have been proposed to explain this event, which led to the collapse of several major civilizations across the Mediterranean and Near East. One intriguing possibility is that this collapse occurred because the mental architecture of the time was based…
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95% UFO
Science? A meat grinder, man. Feeds in observations, spits out explanations neat and tidy. No room for the hairy margins,the psychic static that whispers of things beyond the goddamn control panel. UFOs? Aliens waltzing in with their flying bathtubs? Not part of the equation, see. Too messy, too damn inconvenient. Belongs in the spook show, with trenchcoats and fedoras instead of…
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The Wellness Economy
https://t.co/1llyur173R The wellness industry has been hailed as a force for good in the modern world, offering people the opportunity to improve their physical and mental health through a range of products and services. However, the second act of the wellness economy has revealed that much of what was presented in Act I as a…
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Tendencies, Not Time
Time Does Not Exist but rather Shows Tendencies to Exist’ The concept of time has been a subject of debate among philosophers and scientists for centuries. While it is generally understood that time is a fundamental aspect of our existence, its subjective nature has led to many different interpretations of what time truly represents. One…
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Lock-in Software Turns Thoughts into Facts
The world we live in today is increasingly digital, with technology infiltrating every aspect of our lives. From social interactions to work, education, and entertainment, digital technology has transformed the way we live, work, and play. In the realm of music, the advent of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) technology in the 1980s marked a…
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A copy of a copy of a copy
It seems that every movie is a remake of something that was better when it was first released in a foreign language, as a 60s Tv show or even as a comic book. You can’t always get what you need but if you try You get what you want. Anxiety in place of fulfilment. An…
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The Disappointment of Limits
Let me tell you about the autumn I turned 13, when the world was opening up to me like a cracked egg, spilling out all its golden, chaotic possibilities. I was discovering Led Zeppelin—VOL IV spinning endlessly on my turntable, each track a revelation, each riff a gateway to some new dimension. The music I…
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The Acceleration of Content
In today’s fast-paced world, where technology and social media dominate our daily lives, the importance of human attention has become increasingly evident. As attention becomes the most important input in the production of goods and services, it stands to reason that the pace of content, such as TV shows and films, must be accelerated in…