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Prevalence-induced concept change

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The study of Prevalence-induced concept change by David E. Levari as told by Michael Easter in the Huberman Lab Podcast.  A group of people were asked to look at 800 faces in a row. The participants had to deem whether these faces were threatening or non-threatening.  At the 200th face, the participants were shown fewer threatening faces.  For the second study, they had a similar set up but research proposals were used instead. Participants had to deem whether the research proposals were ethical or unethical.  About midway through, the participants were shown significantly fewer unethical proposals.  Both studies seem simple. Either the faces were threatening or non-threatening and the research proposals were either ethical or unethical based on a persons' moral grounds.  However, after the participants were shown fewer threatening faces, they started judging faces that were on the borderline as threatening. Participants said threatening just as many times ...

Universe, show me how good it can get

Universe, show me how good it can get S talked about what I was thinking in my head the moment I thought it.  Then he mentioned a show that my yoga teacher talked about this morning. The show was aired in 1998 and it's almost impossible for him to talk about it as he's only 12.  The Truman show, in case you're wondering.  --- This morning, my yoga teacher wanted to give me a lift as he was sending another student to the MRT.  I did not want to trouble him.  He insisted and I hopped in the car.  I'll drop you at _ Mall okay? I have a dress I sent to the laundry there and was wondering when to get it as it was so out of the way. ---