Recent Blog Posts From Mind In The Machine

• Implicit Racial Bias and Its Effects on Policing
  Is there systematic racism in policing? Science says yes, but much of it may be implicit and unconscious. The good news is such biases can be detected and perhaps even corrected.
• New Study Finds Trump Tweets May Increase Anti-Vaxx Attitudes
  New research shows that Trump's tweets increase anti-vaxx sentiment among his supporters. This suggests that COVID-19 may be with us long after we have a vaccine.
• Could Einstein's "Cosmic Religion" Unite a Divided Nation?
  According to Terror Management Theory, the solution to all the division and chaos is a worldview that unites us all by aligning our common interests—the "Cosmic Perspective."…
• Learn to Control Your Mind Like a Monk With Real-Time fMRI
  When people are given a way to see what’s happening inside their head in real-time, they can rapidly learn how to dampen pain, enhance self-control, and boost mental ability.
• Family Distancing: Importance and Psychological Effects
  Social distancing from infected or high-risk family members may soon become necessary for many people. Here's how to be prepared for the psychological effects.