Helpdesk: Seven ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreader when the news is shocking
H COLLEEN SINCLAIR, associate research professor of social psychology at Louisiana State University, provides some tips on how to avoid becoming part of the problem in these fraught times…
Emotions and grief
I’ve previously said we are emotional beings much more than we want to admit. Emotions control us. PICTURE: K Mitch Hodge/Unsplash The greatest proof that we are feeling beings is grief, because grief overwhelms us. So many books on grief are written for our minds – “How can a good God allow suffering?”. But when grief […]
Emotions only get us so far
We are emotional beings much more than we want to admit. Emotions control us. PICTURE: Aneta Pawlik/Unsplash This is not a bad thing. Why? We make gut, emotional, instinctive decisions in a split second about all sorts of things; so that we get away from danger. Our emotions – instincts – have ensured our survival. […]
Guilt
Guilt; it’s become a dirty word in today’s world of voyeuristic values. But guilt is a healthy emotion. A normal feeling that comes from having done something wrong, hurting yourself or another. PICTURE: Eric Ward/Unsplash In fact, a symptom of a psychopath is not feeling guilt for their crimes. Is our avoidance of guilt creating […]
Essay: AI can now read emotions. Should it?
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTOFFER HECKMAN, of the University of Colorado Boulder, looks at why new artificial intelligence technologies are raising concerns…