Did language evolve as a part of gradual evolution of human being or it just accidentally happened? Why did language remain puzzle to the experts in Neuroscience, Archeology, Evolutionary Psychology?
Throughout my life, whenever faced with a smart, intellectual-looking person with a greater depth in a subject compared to me but with a high dose of cynicism and rudeness, I have always assumed that smartness comes in a package- smart…
[Read Part 1] [Read Part 2] [Read Part 3] Modern psychology research has a WEIRD bias, relying heavily on participants from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic societies. Scientists long assumed that human minds everywhere work the same, but evidence shows WEIRD people are…
[Continued. Read Part 1] [Read Part 2] [Read Part 3] Modern psychology research has a WEIRD bias, relying heavily on participants from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic societies. Scientists long assumed that human minds everywhere work the same, but evidence…
[Read Part 1] [Read Part 2] [Read Part 3] Introduction Modern psychology research has a WEIRD bias, relying heavily on participants from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic societies. Scientists long assumed that human minds everywhere work the same, but evidence…
In the world of literature written in Indian languages, Prodosh C. Mitter, better known as Feluda, stands as an unwavering beacon of logic and the quintessential gentleman rationalist. For him, crime is a problem of flawed reasoning, a puzzle to…
Modern “ranking” of students comes from the 18th–19th century push to standardize assessment in mass schooling. In 1785, Ezra Stiles, Yale’s president from 1778 to 1795, introduced the first documented formal grading system in the new world. In a diary…
