What is it like to be autistic?

Our editor’s pick of this week’s 10 best psychology and neuroscience links: Autistic People of Reddit, What is Autism Really Like? Find many thousands of answers on this new AskReddit topic. Koons, Temkin and Kandel: An Artist’s Creative Process in Action From 42.22 mins in, this is a video of an event held last week at the New York Historical Society: “an exclusive conversation between American Artist and Zuckerman Institute’s first artist-in-residence, Jeff Koons and Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the MoMA as they discuss Jeff Koons’ creative process in art and interest in neuroscience. Moderated by Nobel Laureate, Eric Kandel.” Annette Karmiloff-Smith Obituary From The Guardian: Psychologist who provided fresh insights into our development as individuals. How to Overcome Political Irrationality About Facts Some Trump supporters are willing to lie about his inauguration attendance to preserve their ideological identities. A new study explains how curiosity can help resist reflexive partisanship. Here’s What Happens in Your Brain When Your Life Flashes Before Your Eyes New research on the psychology of near-death experiences. The Sally Anne Task: A Psychological Experiment For a Post-truth Era? We may be entering the “alternative facts” era – but psychologists have been studying how we develop an understanding of false beliefs for decades. The “Untran...
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