@j_bettany - 21 Dec 2012
I've always been more interested in whys of belief than whats: Mayan prophecies: Life after the (non) end of the world http://t.co/mTSkKTFZ
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@j_bettany - 4 Jan 2013
Ability, confidence, narcissism http://t.co/DUC92G2w
@j_bettany - 14 Mar 2013
Philosophy and the practice of Bayesian statistics – Cosma Shalizi et al http://t.co/jBt9bXHrcF #quant
@j_bettany - 24 Apr 2013
Existential Risk Prevention as a Global Priority – http://t.co/jd1hU6y3Qy
@j_bettany - 29 Apr 2013
RT @SSRN: Top Download: The "Ikea Effect". "people associate feelings of competence with self-created products" http://t.co/irocYd2Z5u
@j_bettany - 5 May 2013
Philosophy Of Game Development By The Numbers http://t.co/RBFRkm28d4
@j_bettany - 3 Jun 2013
How markets allow people to violate their moral codes
@j_bettany - 3 Sep 2013
Financial hardship and chronic stress trigger cognitive biases that are ripe for exploitation by payday lenders http://t.co/UddNSOC1mi
@j_bettany - 12 Oct 2013
Intriguing. The moral life of babies, http://t.co/sSZKYERklj
@j_bettany - 21 Oct 2013
The psychology of spiritualism: science and seances http://t.co/WDrDM4H5wB
@j_bettany - 29 Nov 2013
Impostor Syndrome http://t.co/HLP0ouVxnj
@j_bettany - 20 Mar 2014
Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman on luck http://t.co/XbsD4uyRbo
@j_bettany - 6 Jun 2014
On the Psychology of Conspiracy Theorists (and why you won’t win an argument with one) http://t.co/Fy26igK1lD
@j_bettany - 17 Jul 2014
RT @ProfBrianCox: Apologies to philosophers, theologians (not metaphysicians), but funny MT @jwsportstherapy: … #infinitemonkeycage http:…
@j_bettany - 6 Aug 2014
Against happiness: Why we need a philosophy of failure http://t.co/wBJlS9fagc
@j_bettany - 24 Aug 2014
RT @TheFractalist: #bookoftheday ‘Philosophical Logic’ by A.C. Grayling #books #literature #philosophy #instagramproject … http://t.co/Yx…
@j_bettany - 28 Oct 2014
@GT270913 – The drunk utilitarian: Blood alcohol concentration predicts utilitarian responses in moral dilemmas http://t.co/FinRBAVO2C
@j_bettany - 10 Nov 2014
The Mind Body Soul Experience: a celebration of good posture, human credulousness and the placebo effect http://t.co/bGLOdhP1GX
@j_bettany - 13 Apr 2015
RT @microphilosophy: We don't know enough about the nature of physical reality to conclude that consciousness can’t be physical. Strawson h…
@j_bettany - 25 Jun 2015
RT @joyfuldroid: . @TheFractalist continues to delight. #FF for a steady stream of mind-blowing # fractal art.
https://t.co/zTA7uG4f8K
@j_bettany - 19 Oct 2015
Why it's impossible to debunk a social-media conspiracy theory http://t.co/IBISwKs2fN
@j_bettany - 20 Nov 2015
International Day of Probably Overthinking it.
@j_bettany - 30 Nov 2015
“Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bulls**t” https://t.co/1WnpNuYdoV
@j_bettany - 15 Jan 2016
It's all about Mood Congruency. https://t.co/7Ws4Srymeu
@j_bettany - 20 Jan 2016
Interpersonal hang-out deficiency https://t.co/Ni53YkAQrB
@j_bettany - 20 Jan 2016
So true: Boring conformity now a massive achievement
@j_bettany - 25 Jan 2016
RT @qz: Yale psychologists have built a mathematical model for selfishness https://t.co/o9EDhQK4AU
@j_bettany - 5 Mar 2016
The Psychology of the Breathtakingly Stupid Mistake
@j_bettany - 5 Apr 2016
How do people or companies with vested interests spread ignorance and obfuscate knowledge? https://t.co/w9sVJoDov5
@j_bettany - 5 Apr 2016
I have this @Flipboard for #art, #philosophy & #technology.
@j_bettany - 15 Apr 2016
You are not as conscious as you think you are. https://t.co/USJrVopkwn
@j_bettany - 12 May 2016
Philomena Cunk's Moments of Wonder – Philosophy https://t.co/juGP5N1JIl
@j_bettany - 26 Jul 2016
@glennchandler Hi Glenn. Are you the same Glenn Chandler who wrote Bobo's Star? If so, would you mind connecting so I can DM you?
@j_bettany - 31 Oct 2016
@GillianRedfearn Hi Gillian, I have a slightly unusual ? abt an editor from Gollancz who died in the 90s. Wld u mind following so I can PM?
@j_bettany - 9 Nov 2016
Apparently we're witnessing the death rationality.
@j_bettany - 10 Dec 2016
Morale. How to play your part. https://t.co/zyg4oM97on
@j_bettany - 11 Mar 2017
RT @j_bettany: @GillianRedfearn Hi Gillian, I have a slightly unusual ? abt an editor from Gollancz who died in the 90s. Wld u mind followi…
@j_bettany - 3 Apr 2017
RT @ritholtz: FASCINATING
How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons
https://t.co/rOLSXX0MaV https://t.co/47q8QkNkJz
@j_bettany - 26 May 2017
RT @purpledocket: imagine being this insecure https://t.co/TFRFBVqggZ
@j_bettany - 3 Jun 2017
Idea for your next campaign Ed. @TheMiliverse https://t.co/3n3HXsG9J1
@j_bettany - 11 Jul 2017
When it comes to contemplating real-world warming dangers, we suffer from an incredible failure of imagination https://t.co/JxFZk9asKA
@j_bettany - 13 Mar 2018
@WallisSeaton @JackNewsinger Half a Century of Stereotyping Associations between Gender and Intellectual Ability in Films https://t.co/dGS6mmTgtY
@j_bettany - 1 Apr 2018
@TheMiliverse Which quirk of fate and circumstance produced that outcome? Some sort of designated survivor scenario maybe? https://t.co/eQvyeNwDaC
@j_bettany - 2 Apr 2018
Enough With the Trolley Problem
A 50-year-old philosophical thought experiment has been central to the debate about autonomous vehicles. It’s time to give it up.
@j_bettany - 21 Apr 2018
'tribal epistemology'
@j_bettany - 24 Apr 2018
“We believe collective narcissists are attracted to the conspiratorial mindset because conspiracy theories provide a simple explanation of why their group is not sufficiently appreciated and recognized by others - a belief crucial to collective narcissism" https://t.co/VsLtaDy8Y6
@j_bettany - 29 Apr 2018
"luck swallows everything"
@j_bettany - 11 Sep 2018
RT @JamesMelville: Mind blown.
https://t.co/YfWhyjOs6h
@j_bettany - 7 Oct 2018
“The Effect of Conspiratorial Thinking and Motivated Reasoning on Belief in Election Fraud“ https://t.co/yG8rFqyBTO
@j_bettany - 29 Oct 2018
Leavers who haven't changed their mind will argue that we should go ahead with Brexit even if the majority of people now disagree with them, and they seem to think that's democratic. #brexitshambles
@j_bettany - 30 Oct 2018
Public beliefs about immigration vs evidence collected by the Migration Advisory Committee. https://t.co/ocDbYKMBiP #BrexitShambles
@j_bettany - 31 Oct 2018
Study: Volunteering is linked to reduced depression via increased social connectedness
@j_bettany - 7 Nov 2018
RT @j_bettany: "luck swallows everything"
@j_bettany - 12 Nov 2018
RT @rshotton: Leo Tolstoy (1897) on confirmation bias https://t.co/ZyDrZR4KMV
@j_bettany - 22 Nov 2018
Whatever happened to Rational Leadership? https://t.co/egwXHeFLwO
@j_bettany - 27 Nov 2018
“An epistemic bubble is when you don’t hear people from the other side… An echo chamber is what happens when you don’t trust people from the other side.” https://t.co/TSnQWwsnJD
@j_bettany - 3 Dec 2018
I'm not sure that information is really the answer. A significant population is suspicious of it irrespective of the source. Winning the intellectual argument isn't enough sadly. You have to somehow reach the gut to make people change their mind. https://t.co/0bywAZcJYp
@j_bettany - 5 Jan 2019
According to the theory of the “predictive mind,” consciousness arises only when the brain’s implicit expectations fail to materialise. https://t.co/2fYw3bqJa2
@j_bettany - 3 Mar 2019
RT @financequant: Great example of the dangers of survivor bias. https://t.co/67C6v9PLGM
@j_bettany - 25 Mar 2019
Philosopher of Ethics Mary Warnock dies https://t.co/aA26gpzLKk
@j_bettany - 1 Jul 2019
Neurath’s boat and the Sally-Anne test: Life, Cognition, Matter and Stuff (pdf) https://t.co/Oi9Z213Ebd
@j_bettany - 16 Sep 2019
Chuka Umunna unable to exert moral authority, says Britain.
@j_bettany - 18 Oct 2019
So you want to know how traders make money from advanced knowledge of economic events? Take a look over the pond. https://t.co/7lctiNDpEe
@j_bettany - 22 Oct 2019
RT @simon_schama: the deepest kind of stupidity is that which thinks it’s clever https://t.co/2NEVPwUODw
@j_bettany - 8 Mar 2020
Consciousness Isn’t Self-Centered – #panpsychism and the hard problem of consciousness. https://t.co/dw627Q1qiH
@j_bettany - 26 Apr 2020
RT @psychgeist52: Very nice article on Aeon.
"There is a Zulu phrase, ‘Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu’, which means ‘A person is a person throug…
@j_bettany - 4 May 2020
A generation of researchers will write PhDs about lockdown psychology but my question is, who's still doing the ironing?
@j_bettany - 24 May 2020
Study finds activists perceive non-activists as selfish and psychologically distant
@j_bettany - 25 Jul 2020
Obama Passes Cognitive Test by Reciting the First Fifty Digits of Pi
@j_bettany - 5 Sep 2020
To those who don't think the #ClimateEmergency is a good enough reason for non-violent direct action, I'm curious if there's ANYTHING you think would justify it? @XRebellionUK
@j_bettany - 17 Sep 2020
"The infamous “trolley problem” was put to millions of people in a global study, revealing how much ethics diverge across cultures." https://t.co/hWdGrnxkgL
@j_bettany - 7 Dec 2020
@JustMe90935419 @MummySmiler @Specneedsmom4 That one's a global number of 650k flue deaths vs 1.52mill Covid deaths reported to WHO this year: https://t.co/tVRtPBbzMW
Maybe numbers don't matter tho. If you found a source you trusted that told you Covid was 5/10/15 times as bad would it change your mind about precautions?
@j_bettany - 12 Dec 2020
"… the cognitive limits of social fish." https://t.co/N0jNgB342j
@j_bettany - 29 Dec 2020
Also, the #IdentifiableVictimEffect – https://t.co/eKj3n8Z22g
Which other cognitive biases are impacting peoples' attitudes to #COVID19?
@j_bettany - 7 Jan 2021
I wonder if the Sunk Cost fallacy applies outside business to beliefs in general? We invest emotionally into ideas which sometimes prove to be false/damaging & end up elaborately rationalising to sustain the belief. What happens when the cycle ends? https://t.co/0EDmC0vm7R
@j_bettany - 8 Jan 2021
Perhaps this isn't such a surprise but apparently being angry makes you more prone to memory errors. https://t.co/IZ99pRLuAc
@j_bettany - 18 Jan 2021
"Conspiracy theories divide society into competing realities, and, when you zoom in, you see the fault lines run through families and friendships."
@j_bettany - 27 Jan 2021
Ethicists, get your head round this:
US has 'moral imperative' to develop AI weapons, says panel.
@j_bettany - 27 Jan 2021
RT @garwboy: Dear Allison Pearson and co: People’s Grief is More Important Than Your Attention Seeking https://t.co/xYvpyOt9JX
Sharing th…
@j_bettany - 6 Mar 2021
People who are hostile to revising their beliefs in the face of new information are more likely to hold anti-vaccination sentiments.