07Nov 2026 by Post

AI Chatbots Pose Unique Dangers for Young People

adults, Anton Chekhov, artificial inteligence, Artificial Intimacy, boredom, brain, ChatGPT, Children, classrooms, distraction, drugs, Education, emergency, friends, lovers, machine programming, Moscow Art Theater, neural pathways, Parents, psychology, Sherry Turkle, smart toy, social life, Technology, teens, therapists
"Just say no, I don’t want my child in a school that has this. Big parents meeting. We don’t want it. Every school. And things will change." Source
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06Nov 2026 by Post

Fostering Relationships Despite the Prevalence of Technology

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intimacy, chatbots, communication, community, community centers, Conversation, Fathers, friendship, Harrison Ford, I And Thou, interviews, Mark Zuckerberg, Martin Buber, mothers, psychology, relationships, Seniors, Sherry Turkle, talking, Technology, vulnerability
MIT psychologist Dr. Sherry Turkle has been observing the effects of chatbot use on dozens of people, young and old. Source
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26Oct 2026 by Post

A State of Emergency in Our Dependence on AI

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intimacy, attachment, chatbots, Computational Sciences, emergency, human relationships, humanity, intimacy, Los Angeles Review of Books, machines, MIT, New York Post, psychology, relationships, schools, Sherry Turkle, Social media, social skills, thinking skills
I sat down with Dr. Turkle for a conversation about her new book. We covered all the things about relationships we stand to lose if we depend on AI. Source
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17Feb 2026 by Post

Sophistication of Bee Decision-Making Is a Mystery, Unless Design Hypothesis Is Permitted

animal behavior, Apis mellifera, bees, behavior, behavioral decisions, brain, communication systems, decision-making, depth, Engineering, flower print, flowers, food, foraging, honeybees, Intelligent Design, Lars Chittka, learning, mantids, memory, mimicry, nectar, noise, pollen, predators, primates, psychology, Punishment, quinine, Radar, reward, signal-to-noise ratio, spiders, sugar, trade-offs, University of Sheffield, vegetation, World War II, zoology
Distinguishing a real flower from a flower print on a woman’s dress can come into play, possibly requiring some experimental probing. Source
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22Oct 2025 by Post

In Study of Human Psychology, the Power of “Maybe”

Antony Flew, artifacts, brain, cave art, death, dying, Gary Wenk, graveyard, human beings, Marilyn Mendoza, Michael Egnor, Neanderthals, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, Ohio State University, paleontology, periaqueductal gray, presumption of atheism, pseudoscience, psychology, Psychology Today, The Immortal Mind, There Is a God
This is not science and is not a good look for a psychology that purports to have some relationship with science. Source
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28Aug 2025 by Post

Even Scientists Are Starting to Doubt “Approved Views”

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Andy May, Approved Views, climate change, consensus, Environment & Climate, Forest Romm, Kevin Waldman, Marty Rowland, Micaiah Bilger, Northwestern University, Orwellian, political correctness, psychology, Scientific Freedom, The College Fix, The Hill, trust-fund babies, University of Michigan, Watts Up With That?
A recent Orwellian firing gives some insight into what happens when an academic collides with Political Correctness. Source
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27Aug 2025 by Post

Study: Mental Illness More Likely After Abortion than After Childbirth

abortion, abortionists, Canada, choice, comorbidity, hallucinogen, hospitalization, induced abortion, Journal of Psychiatric Research, medical journals, Medicine, mental health, pregnant women, pro-life movement, psychiatric disorders, psychology, Quebec, risk, substance use, Uncategorized, women
At the very least, if informed consent and “choice” are to mean anything, abortionists should be duty-bound to inform pregnant women about this particular risk. Source
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