March 2012
this is (not) psychology: The psychology of... →
thisisnotpsychology:
Cutting down the dissonance: the psychology of gullibility
Two years ago, 14-year-old Nathan Zohner, a student at Eagle Rock Junior High in Idaho Falls, announced on the Internet that he had circulated a petition demanding strict control of a chemical known as dihydrogen monoxide. This…
this is (not) psychology: The psychology of... →
thisisnotpsychology:
Cutting down the dissonance: the psychology of gullibility
Two years ago, 14-year-old Nathan Zohner, a student at Eagle Rock Junior High in Idaho Falls, announced on the Internet that he had circulated a petition demanding strict control of a chemical known as dihydrogen monoxide. This…
“Fie, fie upon her!
There’s language in her eye, her cheek, her lip,
Nay, her...”
– William Shakespeare (via decaying-organic-matter)
February 2012
“The scientists by large know more liberal arts, than the science known by...”
– Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
“No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your...”
– President Barack Obama
(via heirofslytherin)
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the...”
– Helen Keller (via lucifelle)
“The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and...”
– Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (via lucifelle)
The Venus Project →
transveganzombie:
We are all connected. To each other, biologically; to the earth, chemically; and to the rest of the universe, atomically. This is a fairly substantial realization for someone to have. When you understand that what happens on one part of the pale blue dot we call home invariably affects the rest, the differences we perceive as separating one another seem petty and...
Ever wonder what exactly is in your contact lenses...
insane-in-the-meninges:
If you haven’t, then I’m going to tell you anyway!
Water
Hydrogen peroxide
Benzyl alcohol
Edetate disodium
Polyaminopropyl biguanide
Chlorhexidine gluconate
Interested? Keep an eye on your dashboard tomorrow, you’ll learn much more about each of these compounds.
