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How we see and mis-see reality. Biases, illusions, attention, memory.
Perception
Oct 17, 2026
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3 min read
Alliesthesia | When pleasure becomes unpleasant
Sep 29, 2026
Reminiscence Bump | On the years that take up most of the story
Sep 15, 2026
Semantic Satiation | When familiarity outlives accuracy
Sep 1, 2026
Peak-End Rule | On a drive home and the moments memory keeps
Aug 4, 2026
Confirmation Bias | On a meeting room and proof gathered in advance
Jul 7, 2026
4 min read
Self-Deception | On a fight and beliefs with no way to fail
Jul 4, 2026
Cognitive Fluency | On an official map and why simple feels safe
May 26, 2026
Umwelt | On Hydee and worlds hidden in plain sight
Apr 25, 2026
Embodied Cognition | On floor thinking and how the body shapes thought
Apr 18, 2026
Implicit Memory | On scorching pavement and when a story fails to form
Apr 4, 2026
7 min read
Interoception | On a trip and when hunger feels like anger
Mar 31, 2026
Anthropomorphism | On Mark, and the mind that assumes inner life
Mar 28, 2026
Prospective Timing | On a surgery, dread and the weight of time
Mar 24, 2026
Kinetic Processing | On physical activity and unfinished thoughts
Mar 21, 2026
Nostalgia | On purple flowers, longing, and becoming
Mar 17, 2026
Temporal Compression | On birthdays and the cost of a predictable life
Feb 24, 2026
Memory Consolidation | On FFXIV, NREM sleep, and skills that form overnight
Dec 20, 2025
Recency Bias | Why today rewrites yesterday
Nov 25, 2025
Context-Dependent Memory | Why memory responds to where you stand
Nov 18, 2025
8 min read
On sensory grounding and the signal your body cannot ignore
Nov 8, 2025
On the Proust Effect, presence, and how memory hides in taste
Oct 21, 2025
Google Effect | How search engines replaced memory
Oct 4, 2025
5 min read
Apophenia | How random feels meaningful
Sep 30, 2025
Narrative Fallacy | How stories override facts
May 28, 2025
How hunger changes mood
