The Awesome Psychology of Awe

“It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth.

Jul 20 • Adam Omary

Social Media “Addiction”, Sex Hormones, Fertility, Starship

Reading, watching, and listening highlights: Week of Monday, 7/13/26

Jul 17

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Disability Accommodations, World Cup, AI, Romance

Reading, watching, and listening highlights: Week of 7/6/26

Jul 10

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What Does It Mean To Be a Responsible Citizen?

Reflections from the 2026 Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference.

Jul 3 • Adam Omary

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June 2026

In Defense of Standardized Testing

It has become fashionable to argue that intelligence cannot really be measured and that available measures are discriminatory. That is wrong, and harms…

Jun 12 • Adam Omary

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May 2026

On the Abuse of Words

How much progress would humanity make if we did not become more moral in our actions, but simply achieved universal consensus on what is immoral?

May 9 • Adam Omary

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March 2026

Everything Is Better Than Ever — Why Aren’t We Happier?

Human progress and the evolutionary mismatch.

Mar 20 • Adam Omary

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February 2026

Valentine's Day Is Supposed To Be Wasteful

Evolutionary psychology would predict nothing less.

Feb 14 • Adam Omary

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January 2026

The Psychology of an AI Utopia

Reflections from the 2026 World Economic Forum recordings.

Jan 28 • Adam Omary

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Your Brain on New Year’s Resolutions

A computational neuroscience account of the mind divided against itself.

Jan 1 • Adam Omary

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December 2025

The Psychology of Moral Progress

Our competing moral assumptions are instinctual, but not arbitrary.

Dec 16, 2025 • Adam Omary

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November 2025

A Feast of Human Progress and Abundance

Let’s give thanks for how far we’ve come since the time of the Pilgrims.

Nov 26, 2025 • Adam Omary

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