Uncommon Science

How Mass Hysteria Is Making the Pandemic Worse & How to Cope

How Mass Hysteria Is Making the Pandemic Worse & How to Cope

I like to think of myself as a fairly rational and calm person, but in the last few weeks, I…

4 years ago

5 Proven Ways Mindfulness Will Strengthen Your Mental Health

What Is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is your ability to bring awareness to experiences, feelings, and emotions. Buddhists believed that through prayer…

4 years ago

6 Worst Pandemics in History and What We Can Learn

Some of the worst pandemics in history have taken millions of lives. What lessons have we learned from these horrible…

4 years ago

What Is Willful Ignorance & 5 Examples of How It Works

Willful ignorance is built on the deliberate avoidance of evidence that doesn’t match one’s existing beliefs. This can be a…

4 years ago

Known Unknowns vs Unknown Unknowns: Two Sides of Ignorance

If I asked you how a CD worked, how confident would you feel in explaining it to me? Let’s say…

4 years ago

5 Benefits of Slow Thinking, According to Science

In a world where everything inexorably requires us to speed up, most people’s intuition tells them that being faster is…

4 years ago

Personality in the Workplace: 9 Most Difficult Types

Over the years, I’ve worked in a lot of different jobs. From factory floors to secretarial roles, it doesn’t seem…

4 years ago

4 Most Interesting Theories of Intelligence in Psychology

Intelligence and how we gain it has been a puzzle for centuries, but there are four theories in psychology I…

4 years ago

6 Cognitive Effects That Distort the Way You Think

Cognitive effects can distort the way you think, increase anxiousness, and lead to numerous other difficulties. However, they are usually…

4 years ago

Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: a Curious Cognitive Effect

Have you ever learned about a new word, fact, idea or product and subsequently see it everywhere around you? This…

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