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he's been geer the hole time?

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Is there anyone else out there? A measure of psychological solipsism For centuries philosophers have debated solipsism, the idea that people cannot prove that anything exists outside of their own minds. However, there h…

Is solipsism measurable?

Seven studies developed a self-report scale of how much one doubts that others exist (beyond one's own mind).

It correlated with loneliness, social disconnection, aggression, and problematic gaming.

doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...

#xPhi #psychometrics.#psych

that one's also in my tbr, i'm excited to get to that as well!

Ok, robots, so you might one day be able to work out how to write a paragraph not totally unlike me. But you'll never be able to replicate what a contradictory scatterbrained idiot I am. And because of that, you will never win.

Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately ...

it seems like a good read! if you enjoyed that i also recommend other minds by peter godfrey-smith unless you already read it. i think it's a much more rigorous read on the topic but highly enjoyable nonetheless!

also phoebe waller-bridge's "octopus!" documentary!

i let go of my obsession to read one at a time!
- in consciousness we trust by hakwan lau
- queer as folklore by sacha coward
- alchemised by senlinyu
- the soul of an octopus by sy montgomery

i may have swayed too hard from reading one at a time to too many at a time lol

@wholesomememe.bsky.social

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

dang what a good video to stumble upon on the first day of grad school, i needed (and will need) this

yes very wholesome

back in metu TAs proctor for all common courses, one of them being cad for engineers. i cant forget my suprise when students kept asking "how do i save/open/close a project"

during the exam

on a software they were (supposedly) learning about for A SEMESTER

and this happened multiple times lol

me wearing headphones and a uc irvine hoodie, smiling while taking a selfie outdoors with grass in the background

here's some big (albeit late) news: feeling very excited to begin my phd journey at @ucirvine.bsky.social's #cognitivescience program with @meganakpeters.bsky.social as my advisor! getting to work in cognitive science and consciousness has been a lifelong dream, and i am so grateful to be here 🧠

#ikea should really put a difficulty rating on these assembly manuals

@gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social

the moment i see one of these creatures for the first time i think i might scream

i cant wait for my wildflowers to bloom and attract these beauties!

As other people are saying, D wins this so hard that it's shocking.

here they are! this was mostly a much-needed warm-up, switching between color and grayscale (mostly grayscale lol). i'm definitely eager to do these #photowalks more often! #photography

today i went out on a photoshoot for the first time in a long time! i'm so proud of myself for this, and i've missed taking photos so much! #photography

I am baby

Timeline cleanser

shit do i get a tiktok now? after resisting for so many years???

It’s ok to put the phone down.

Maybe infinite content was a bad idea.

I know I buy too many books but I like to think that lining the walls of my house with them warns off evil in some deeply important way.

Note from my notebook (2017).

LISP shorthand for: Lots of Irrelevant Silly Parentheses