Thoughts of a child that was hunting comets
“When young, it is too soon, and when old, it is too late”
Diogenis the Cynic
“The young seek adventure, the old long for security.”
Naguib Mahfouz
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I was eleven years...
The stabbing mother – Harlow’s experiments
Harlow managed to prove one thing with his brutal experiments: every human being (and animal too) needs love and affection to grow up normally and become an individual that, in turn, will be able to offer affection to somebody else.
To what extent are we free? – Experiments with the subconscious
The conclusion was the following: the scattered words with which the students were primed affected their behavior. They believed that they were patient because they meant to, because that was their disposition, because it was their decision.
Adultery makes the world go round
Madame Bovary’s approach and the Coolidge effect
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One of the biggest conventional lies is that human beings are monogamous creatures. This is the basis for...
Children need parents, not servants
A beautiful spring day when the sun made its appearance again after a short break, I took my son to the neighborhood’s playground. As...
Getting used to electroshocks; Seligman’s experiment
The national disorder of the Greek people is clearly depression. You don’t have to be a psychologist to figure it out. All you have...
