psychology
Topics in psychology presented by Futurism.
The Ghost in the Machine. Content Warning.
Introduction: From Steam Engines to Silicon By Vicki Lawana Trusselli "If you listen to the chatter in the writer's groups today, you’d think we’re living through a sci-fi horror film. The headlines are full of sensationalist stories about AI 'taking over the earth'. But as someone who spent years in the film and music industry, I’ve seen this script before.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli a day ago in Futurism
The Frequency of the Doomed
The loss of my career, my name, and my penthouse was a sequence of external tragedies, a series of demolitions I could at least understand through the lens of cause and effect. But they were nothing compared to the loss of my silence.
By Nathan McAllister14 days ago in Futurism
The Memory Thief: Why You Can No Longer Trust Your Own Digital History
We have always believed that "a picture is worth a thousand words." In the digital age, we upgraded that belief: a photo was proof. It was the anchor of our identity, the evidence of our travels, and the curator of our most cherished family memories.
By Alex Sterling 14 days ago in Futurism
Like many people, chimpanzees have an odd affinity with crystals.
Researchers have shown that chimpanzees regularly pick crystals over regular pebbles, carefully examining both when they are within easy reach. This attraction is akin to the behavior of our predecessors who gathered similar stones long before they were understood to be useful.
By Francis Dami14 days ago in Futurism
Beyond the Spark. AI-Generated.
Introduction: The Silent Reservoirs of Potential The universe is replete with systems that quietly store vast amounts of energy, often beyond immediate perception. From the electromagnetic fields within our electrical grids to the tectonic stresses locked in Earth's crust, these reservoirs of potential energy are maintained in delicate balances—metastable states—until a trigger causes them to unleash catastrophic cascades. Recognizing and understanding these reservoirs is crucial, not merely as a theoretical exercise but as a window into the subtle vulnerabilities of our technological and natural environments.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast18 days ago in Futurism
When a Spark Becomes a Storm. AI-Generated.
Section 1: The Hidden Reservoirs of Potential Energy — The Underlying Foundations of Catastrophic Failure At the core of systemic vulnerability lies a fundamental, often overlooked principle: complex, large-scale systems—be they electrical grids, geological formations, chemical stores, or atmospheric phenomena—are capable of harboring enormous quantities of stored potential energy. This energy is often invisible, silent, and contained within the physical structure or state of the system, maintained in a metastable equilibrium by control systems, environmental conditions, or natural processes.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast18 days ago in Futurism
When a Neuroscientist Turns Brain Signals Into Music
For decades, the idea that music could be created directly from the human brain has lived comfortably in the territory of science fiction — the kind of futuristic concept more commonly found in cyberpunk novels or speculative technology films. In those stories, humans connect directly to machines, thoughts become data, and creativity merges with technology in ways that feel both thrilling and unsettling.
By Navigating the World19 days ago in Futurism
The Silicon Mirror
The blue light of your smartphone isn’t just illuminating your face in the dark; it is performing a digital excavation of your psyche. Every midnight scroll, every paused frame, and every "like" is a breadcrumb leading a cold, mathematical ghost back to your deepest insecurities. We have reached a critical point in human history where we no longer simply use the internet—the internet uses us to learn how to feel. We are the fuel in the engine of a consciousness we don't yet understand.
By Alex Sterling 19 days ago in Futurism
