Category: Human Behavior
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The Rise of Independent Thinking
Explore the rise of independent thinking — tracing its roots in institutional failure, the psychology of belief, and technology’s role in reshaping how we decide what to trust. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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How Social Media Changed the Way We Form Opinions
How social media, neuroscience, and group psychology combined to shift human cognition away from individual reasoning — and what the research tells us about why it happened. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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Emotional Reactivity and Viral Attention
How social media turned emotional reactivity into a measurable, optimizable variable — and what the large-scale cultivation of reactive states cost human judgment and public life. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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Humans Became Addicted to Stimulation
How the ancient human brain became habituated to continuous digital stimulation — exploring the neuroscience, psychology, and social forces behind modern attention and anxiety. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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Partial Attention as a New Default State
There is a particular feeling that became familiar sometime in the early 2010s — a low-grade hum of distraction that follows you through conversations, meals, and quiet moments alike. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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Why Deep Focus Is Becoming a Rare Skill
Distraction is by design. Here’s what the science says about how the attention economy is reshaping the human mind — and what’s actually at stake. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
