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Jim Davies

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Jim Davies is a professor at the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University. He is co-host of the award-winning podcast Minding the Brain. His latest book is Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You.

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Psychology

You Can Have Emotions You Don’t Feel

November 7, 2016
Psychology

Just Imagining a Workout Can Make You Stronger

August 14, 2016
Psychology

Your Terrifying Dreams Could Be Rehearsal for Real Life

July 19, 2016
Psychology

Be Happier By Knowing Your Future Self

May 31, 2016
Psychology

Your Happiness Is Like a Rocking Chair

March 22, 2016
Psychology

How Where You Are or What You’re Doing Alters Your Sense of Time

January 26, 2016
Psychology

Our Conflicted Feelings For R2-D2

Lucas’ droids are halfway between human and inhuman, so we can both love and ignore them.

January 22, 2016
Economics

How Black Friday Got Its Name

November 25, 2015
Psychology

How Many Real Friends Can You Have at Once?

October 20, 2015
Psychology

Why You’re Biased About Being Biased

The more we convince ourselves that we don’t have certain biases, the more likely we are to exhibit them.

August 18, 2015
Psychology

Why the Dark Side of the Force Had to Be Dark

July 17, 2015
Psychology

Why Tinder Charmers and Movie Heroes Move the Same Way

June 15, 2015
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