Tag Archives: psychology
‘gods of our time’ & their questions…
With my other hat on with Larks & Ravens, we are exhibiting at Fringe Arts Festival in Bath for 5 days starting Monday 25th May. Check the link for dates and times of events. Here you may encounter cardboard ‘gods … Continue reading
The psychology of reducing consumption
I just stumbled across this essay I wrote in 2020 during the Covid pandemic. It’s an issue that is feeling increasingly critical and I worry that I don’t hear or read politicians or economists exploring what an economy NOT based … Continue reading
AI makes you smarter but none the wiser
Really interesting paper here Experimental evidence that: People are less able to accurately assess their performance when using AI. Using Large Language Models levels out the Dunning–Kruger effect (a cognitive bias that describes the systematic tendency of people with low ability in a specific … Continue reading
Art, conversation & Pie-economics
The endless joy and stimulation of working as an experimental psychologist with visual artists…. Larks & Ravens has just run our first experimental Pie Supper at https://bricksbristol.org/ We invited 4 guests to use art and sharing a pie supper to … Continue reading
Researching households who use Infrared heating
This month, I’m interviewing 20 UK households who are heating their homes with Infrared heating. How do they use it? How well does it work for them? How much energy does it use? As an experimental psychologist, I’m trying to … Continue reading
Domestic Heat Trial starts in rural Wales
In partnership with Talybont on Usk Energy, I am running a small trial here in rural Wales to explore a different way of thinking about domestic heat energy and thermal comfort. The trial switches focus from heating entire spaces to … Continue reading
Forget the statue, what about the plinth?
In the midst of the hot debate about whether certain public statues should be removed, no-one talks about the plinths on which such statues are erected or considers toppling those as well. Does this mean that the plinth is 100% … Continue reading
How successful people attribute their success …
My artist colleagues and I have been trying to unravel the concepts of “deserving versus undeserving” in the politics of social inequality. The recent fiasco over how to “fairly” award 2020 ‘exam results’ has shone a harsh spotlight on this. … Continue reading
The psychology of reducing consumption?
I’ve been challenged this week by an article in Nature Communications. It warns starkly how affluent consumption is the leading factor in environmental and social impact. And the major technological advances we are making are not enough to outweigh its … Continue reading
The Prospectory 