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Bone Shard Collection #1
On satiation, getting what you pay for, and the wisdom of Rob’s grandfather.
 • Josh Zlatkus and Rob Kurzban
Getting the Crab to the Beach
Distress is often treated as something to be understood, rather than as a signal that the situation is wrong.
 • Josh Zlatkus
Psychology’s Greatest Misses (Part 2/3)
An extended tour of your favorite wrong ideas.
 • Josh Zlatkus and Rob Kurzban
The Computational Case for Hypocrisy
A guest post by Aditya Kulkarni.
 • Aditya Kulkarni
50:15
Podcast with Michael Strong
Josh talks with Michael Strong, founder of schools, about better ways to educate students.
 • Josh Zlatkus and Michael Strong
Moralistic Punishment Evolved to Prevent Cycles of Revenge
With color provided by the Norse sagas.
 • Rob Kurzban
Psychology’s Greatest Misses (Part 1/3)
A tour of your favorite wrong ideas.
 • Josh Zlatkus and Rob Kurzban
School Daze
A bird’s-eye view of why mental health diagnoses keep rising, particularly among students.
 • Josh Zlatkus
How to Understand Human Behavior (Part 4/4)
The implications of situationism.
 • Josh Zlatkus
Living Fossils
Living Fossils
The purpose of The Living Fossils is to communicate how the application of evolutionary ideas can help explain the sources of psychological suffering and well-being, in the service of improving our understanding of mental health.
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