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“It’s all about a progressive, rational policy for social control. Social inclusion is the most productive means of social control.” -- David Brotherton greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/dai…
Walking the World: Seoul (part 1) - by Chris Arnade
walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/walking-the-…
#SouthKorea, #TravelLog, #PhotoJournalism
New Neuroscience Reveals 5 Rituals That Will Make Your Life Awesome
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#neuroscience, #gratitude, #reciprocity, #altruism, #choice, #enjoyment
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We had our department's doctoral students' meeting today. High time to share more about the topic I'm working on for my dissertation!

All please welcome #evolution of #altruism!
Put simply, altruism means unconditionally helping another. You might think it's a human trait, but it's actually present in lots of animal species! Let's have a look at some.

In the previous tweet, you could see an example of guarding against predators. Is that altruism?
Keeping guard - called sentinel behavior - makes you more exposed and vulnerable to predators, while it protects others in your group.

Is there a benefit for the sentry?
We'll get to that! Meerkat sentry. Credit: Emily P. Robinson, Fight for Wildlif
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World Economic Forum: "Lockdown is the world's biggest #psychological #experiment - & we will pay the price"

Apr 9 2020 "With some 2.6 billion people around the world in some kind of #lockdown, we are conducting arguably the largest psychological experiment ever"

#Conditioning
"Unfortunately, we already have a good idea of its results. In late Feb 2020, right before EU countries mandated various forms of lockdowns, The Lancet published a review of 24 studies documenting the #psychological impact of quarantine."

#Handy
"The findings offer a glimpse of what is brewing in hundreds of millions of households around the world...

people who are #quarantined are very likely to develop a wide range of symptoms of #psychological #stress and #disorder..."

#Conditioning
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