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https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/theres-a-debate-raging-in-science-about-what-should-count-as-significant/?comments=1″Psychology and many related fields are in the midst of what can be viewed as a coming-of-age crisis. Following a stream of depressing...

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http://psychohistory.com/articles/heads-and-tails-money-as-a-poison-center/”The Kwakiutl called their money objects yaklelwas, which means “bad things,” a word that has the same root as ‘dead bodies” and “intestines.” When...

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https://whispersystems.org/Free, encrypted communications… privacy that works, now. https://whispersystems.org/ I will be using this for most of my comms now, and am recommending those in contact with me use it.

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https://aeon.co/essays/what-the-ctenophore-says-about-the-evolution-of-intelligence”Moroz reached this conclusion by testing the nerve cells of ctenophores for the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine and nitric oxide, chemical messengers considered the...

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http://www.dharmacafe.com/gaia/how-to-befriend-a-tree/full/#.VYwXJVZ56f8.twitter∞ Some of the language here is a bit strange, but in general the article is excellent and I agree with it. The actual skills and abilities are akin to those I practice, but I discovered...