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Christmas: A Literature Review
Christmas is the time of year when the normal rules of life are abandoned. Even though this Christmas will be different, the same spirit...
Phil Harris
Dec 16, 20201 min read
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Who Bought All the Toilet Roll?
Following the fast spread of COVID-19 across Europe and North America in March 2020, many people began stockpiling commodities including...
Phil Harris
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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Research Shocker: The Power Pose Does Not Work!
This web site is not afraid to tackle the big issues. The concept of power posing -- think of a Wonder Woman stance -- gained popularity...
Phil Harris
Oct 3, 20193 min read
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Over 2,000 Years of Thought On One Page
If only I got this sooner I need not had bothered with my philosophy degree! Thought this info graphic was worth sharing though.
Phil Harris
Oct 19, 20181 min read
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Social Constructionism Exposed as Drivel-Yet Again
Whenever someone starts to quote post-modernism / social construction theory to me, I point them in the direction of Alan Sokal. In the...
Phil Harris
Oct 8, 20182 min read
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Amazing Optical Illusion
I love optical illusions and the fault lines they reveal in the human brain. This is a really good one. Stare hard at this image above,...
Phil Harris
Apr 11, 20181 min read
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The Smell of Power: Disgust and Voting Patterns
In lectures and training on human development, people are often intrigued when I discuss Johnathan Haidt's research that links the...
Phil Harris
Mar 20, 20183 min read
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The Quantum Physics of Halloween
Just for fun, a leading mathematician explains why ghosts can't walk through walls, vampires do not exists but zombies do.... click here.
Phil Harris
Oct 16, 20171 min read
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Spurious Connections
A recent conversation with a colleague reminded me of this great website that reminds us of the first law of research. Correlation is...
Phil Harris
Jun 7, 20171 min read
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