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James Forr

It’s not alive

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Thanks to OZ friend-of-the-family Dr. Michael Mulvey for sharing this column about embodied cognition and ChatGPT.The Deep Metaphors that we use in our ZMET research are based on embodied cognition. We…
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Turning down the heat

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With book bans and library de-funding in the news all over the US, here is a classic example of how library supporters in Troy, Michigan used psychological jiu jitsu to foil their…
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Sassy

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One of Fast Company’s Most Creative Companies is Wendy’s. Specifically, the focus of Fast Company’s admiration is the brand’s presence in the worlds of social media and gaming.Ironically, the brand…
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What is happiness?

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Unsplash / Tim Mossholder At the deepest levels, what motivates people? What are they looking for from their lives?A 2022 paper by Shigehiro Oishi and Erin Westgate in Psychological Review…
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The Last is best

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OZ’s Jake Wax had the idea for this week’s Z-Files – a look at HBO’s new hit series, The Last of Us, which is based on a PlayStation video game of the…
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