This talk by psychologist & linguist Steven Pinker dives into the arcane dimension of language as a window into Human nature. For Pinker, the brilliance of the mind lies in the way it uses just two processes to turn the finite building blocks of our language into infinite meanings. The first is metaphor: we take… Continue reading Language as a Window into Human Nature
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You May Have Heard That The…
… human unconscious mind has an irresistible need for closure. If you did, you understand why you have felt an involuntary, maybe overwhelming urge to keep going after you read the title of this post. In 1927, Gestalt psychologist Kurt Lewin noticed that waiters have a much clearer recollection of still unpaid orders. His student at… Continue reading You May Have Heard That The…