Archive - Cognitive Wonderland

May 2025

Brainrot, Screen Addiction, and Late-Stage Capitalism

The Merchants of Pessimism are selling simple fictions to cash in on our negativity bias

May 29 •

Tommy Blanchard

Neurobollocks: Why do neuromyths persist?

A recording from Tommy Blanchard's live video

May 28 •

Tommy Blanchard

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This Is Not The Essay I Sat Down To Write

Our lives are defined by the juxtaposition of the mundane and profound

May 22 •

Tommy Blanchard

The Water of Consciousness

The most familiar parts of your mind are the hardest to see

May 15 •

Tommy Blanchard

Year 1: State of the Wonderland

Some reflections on the first year of Cognitive Wonderland

May 12 •

Tommy Blanchard

Seeing the Blooming, Buzzing Confusion

How our conceptual framework lets us see new things

May 8 •

Tommy Blanchard

Brainrot: Are screens wrecking our minds?

A recording from Tommy Blanchard's live video

May 6 •

Tommy Blanchard

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Ashley McDermott

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April 2025

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