Matthew Sparks
@sparksm
BS Behavioral Neuroscience: addiction and addiction treatment armchair-expert with a past toxic relationship with opioids. Aspiring terminal degree holder. Lifelong musician, metalhead, tech nerd and PC gamer, and open-mic night standup comic. Accidentally blew up on YouTube for screaming in my car.
Another day dragged on into sleepless nights
I wish I knew no stars when the sky grows dark
Each one a reminder of all that we are (All that we are)
And how it fell apart
Monument to every meaningless goodbye
And a purpose I have yet to find
A pale light lingers no matter where I hide
Are you ready for truth and pain to be the same?
The difference between
Lyrics and
Neuroscience and
Unsurprisingly, a study found that (N=5.806) found that both D’s and R’s overestimate the opposing party’s approval of morally abhorrent acts.
“Learning that opponents condemn basic moral wrongs reduces dehumanization and fosters interest in cross-partisan cooperation. Correcting this bias could combat political dehumanization.”
Key Facts:
Moral Misjudgment: Both parties overestimate opponents’ approval of immoral acts.
Survey Findings: Correcting this bias reduces dehumanization and promotes cooperation.
Social Media Impact: Use of words referencing immoral acts has increased, especially post-2016.
Academic Papers and
This is a fascinating paper about people who experience no inner dialogue and the kind of effects traversing through life without one can or might have on someone, as well as how people adapt to this unusual difference between them and the rest of the population
A new approach for evaluating the behavioral effects of antipsychotic drugs (Heyman, Beer) 1987
This is absolute garbage. If you search “marriage penalties and federal welfare programs”—which is in their Project 2025, this trash is the first result.
The design on the tins of these weed gummies is just fantastic. Whoever’s on their design team needs a raise.
