domnit + psychology   39

Gainful employment
On the "third drive," the "inherent tendency to seek out novelty and challenges, to extend and exercise their capacities, to explore and to learn."
business  psychology 
april 2010 by domnit
Guys And Dolls
Documentary about men who live with dolls. Hard to watch.
sex  culture  movies  psychology 
july 2007 by domnit
The camel has two humps
Consistency of mental model about inherent meaninglessness of a program to a computer as an indicator of ability to learn programming
compsci  psychology  education 
july 2007 by domnit
Pearls Before Breakfast - Can one of the nation's great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour?
"an experiment in context, perception and priorities" - Be sure to watch the videos. They are incredible.
music  culture  subway  work  philosophy  psychology  violin 
april 2007 by domnit
The Perils of Obedience - Stanley Milgram
As it appeared in Harper's Magazine in 1974. Abridged and adapted from Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram.
psychology  science  ethics  mindcontrol  nazi  milgram 
october 2006 by domnit
School of Shock
Inside a school where mentally disturbed students are jolted into good behavior
psychology  education  ethics  retarded  mentalillness 
october 2006 by domnit
Stevey's Blog Rants: Egomania Itself
Everything written on Steve Yegge's blog in the last month or so (as long as I've been reading) has been fantastic, but this is only my second time linking. It's about software, but also a lot more than that.
software  agile  psychology  humor  culture  google  logic  science 
october 2006 by domnit
Social Drinking
"A great deal of alcohol’s effect is actually the placebo effect."
alcohol  psychology  culture 
march 2006 by domnit
Psychology Today: Stirring Sound of Stress
Why we sometimes wake up a minute before the alarm rings
sleep  science  psychology  brain  biology 
december 2005 by domnit
Dragon cutout
Watch the video and take the time to make it
dragon  illusions  art  diy  paper  psychology 
november 2004 by domnit

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