Laura Pike Seeley
@laurapikeseeley
Laura Pike Seeley
In the past few years, museums across the US, Europe, and Australia are trying to tackle the challenge of decolonizing their institutions. Museums are taking on this important work to try to make their museums reflect the diversity and the voices of the people within their collections and around them.
Museum Next • What does it mean to decolonize a museum?
Inclusivity and
The implication of these studies is that this so-called “selective exposure bias” may be pushing us into more polarised positions.
This cognitive bias can push people into more extreme ideological positions | BPS
Every human brain is different – it’s time to embrace the diversity of our experiences.
The big idea: do we all experience the world in the same way?
Regenerative design: meet the creatives taking a rooting interest in learning from nature
Malaika Byngwallpaper.com
Research published in Scientific Reports suggests how you perceive the passage of time is related to the amount of new perceptual information you absorb. When you're young, so many things seem new, and your brain has more to process. That makes the passage of time feel longer; as you get older, relatively little seems new, which means your brain... See more
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Enlightenment 2.0: We need another Age of Reason to save our civilization
Marcelo Gleiserbigthink.com
Why humans are surprisingly bad at being happy
bigthink.comSometimes, it’s really hard to be happy. And there’s a reason for that: The human brain isn’t hard-wired for happiness. Why? Because happiness isn’t essential for survival.