Psychology

Humans dissolve into their tools — until a smudge or a buffer interrupts the illusion. A philosophical look at how technology becomes invisible, and what happens when it glitches.

I don't usually notice that I'm wearing glasses. I don't usually think about how I scroll on TikTok. Then my lens smudges, my screen buffers, and my world is interrupted.

People are up to 47.8% more forgiving of AI's mistakes when the AI uses self-deprecating humor (e.g. "My non-brain just froze") vs no humor.

Frameworks and mental models for understanding how humans actually change their behavior. Covers what motivates change, why willpower fails, and the forces that shape habit formation.

Over decades of secrecy and solitude, Henry Darger worked obsessively at his art. He toiled tirelessly across several mediums, but his masterpiece was an illustrated epic novel. Verbosely titled “The ...