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New PsyberSpace: the psychology of why "common sense" isn't common, why it feels so self-evident to whoever's invoking it, and why that feeling says more about the perceiver than the situation. Also: who benefits when one group's assumptions get called universal truth.
https://bit.ly/4uuDh1l

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World | Why Common Sense Isn't Common

Common Sense or Power Move? The One Question That Reveals the DifferenceHost Leslie Poston argues that “common sense” is often used to end conversations and universalize one person’s perception rat...

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World

leslie Mar 9

LLM AI chatbots are designed to agree with you, validate you, and keep you engaged. In most contexts, that's fine. In a mental health crisis, that's acceleration. Listen to this PsyberSpace episode on what the research actually shows about AI emotional support, and why it's everyone's problem, not just teenagers'.

https://bit.ly/4s3Wndk

leslie Mar 2

Listen now 🎧 Forever Wars Shrink the Future: What Endless War Does to the Human Mind

War does not just destroy bodies, homes, and institutions. It can also shrink people’s sense of tomorrow.
This episode looks at the psychology of endless conflict, chronic threat, future orientation, trauma, and what happens when whole populations get pushed into emergency mode. https://bit.ly/4l3x9ZL

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World | Forever Wars Shrink the Future: What Endless War Does to the Human Mind

Forever War and the Stolen FutureHost Leslie Poston examines a hidden psychological cost of “forever wars”: they don’t just create fear and grief, they change how people relate to time—shrinking ho...

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World

leslie Jan 27

Age gates sold as protecting kids from social media will be used for content moderation, law enforcement, marketing, political control. Always. Every time. Without exception. That's what function creep means. New PsyberSpace® on why this is the oldest trick in the book. https://bit.ly/4k66r27

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World | Your Data Is Already Breached: Why Age Verification Makes It Worse

The Illusion of Digital Safety: How Age Gates and Digital IDs Miss the MarkIn this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston digs into the ineffectiveness and risks of age gates and digital ID ver...

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World

leslie Jan 5

"Therapy isn't working" might mean you need a different approach, not that you're broken. New episode breaks down CBT, DBT, EMDR, somatic work, psychedelic assisted therapy & more - who they help, who they don't, and why matching matters. https://bit.ly/3LpJ5rg

leslie Jan 4

Diligence Jones Jan 4

https://www.youtube.com/live/7JXQhff9aGc?si=8AQdbD9UqnqqHAUe

Heather Cox Richardson's very cogent explanation of why the attack on Venezuela is more than 'oil.'

The timeline she indicates is critical: the next 3 mos are going to be intense as this govt tries to do everything it can to solidify its position and extend its use of force to maintain control.

I (and others) think we'll have a clear sign by/before June or July if those midterms everyone is hanging their hopes on will actually take place. (Especially if Congress and the military make no effort to stop the Death Star.)

By then, our current fragile veil of normalcy will be in tatters. There is no 'three more years of this.' If you get what I mean.

So what do we do?
Whatever we can, wherever we are.
Yes, protest.
Yes, build community.
Yes, protect the community.
Yes, advocate and agitate as you can/are able.
Yes, take direct action.
Yes, share information.
Yes, keep an eye on....things.
Yes, use your skills and resources to change our current trajectory.

Study hall is over.

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leslie Dec 29

As 2025 closes and 2026 looms, it seems like a great time to re-share this episode about the psychology of New Year's resolutions, since your brain doesn't care about an arbitrary date.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4gt3pBT

leslie Dec 23

New #PsyberSpace episode: Going No Contact - Why Adult Children Are Choosing Their Mental Health Over Family

Research findings:
-27% of adults are estranged from family
-68% feel significant stigma about it
-Adult children cite abuse and lack of acceptance
-Parents blame third parties 80% of the time

https://bit.ly/4arBwux

#FamilyEstrangement #MentalHealth #Psychology #NoContact

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World | Going No Contact: Why Adult Children Are Choosing Their Mental Health Over Family

Navigating Family Estrangement During the HolidaysIn this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston explores the trending issue of family estrangement, especially relevant during the holiday seaso...

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World

leslie Dec 17

Trying different formats for the podcast, different platforms for sharing. Long form post on LinkedIn today for the episode on trust in research: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-engineered-doubt-language-restrictions-undermine-public-kqtzc/?trackingId=KK7XjuGBJKV%2FY0uRfZZ33w%3D%3D

How Engineered Doubt and Language Restrictions Undermine Public Trust in Science

I've been having interesting conversations across social media about academic research and trust lately. There's a growing view among the public that research produced from institutions and universities who have capitulated in advance to political or ideological censorship or suppression is now auto

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