Invisibilia is about the unseen forces that control human behavior -- things like ideas, beliefs, assumptions, and thoughts.
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Outside In
CultureWhen you take on the trappings of something – just step into a role – can it change you more deeply, from the Outside In?
Flip the Script
CultureUsually when someone is hostile to us, we are hostile right back. The psychological term is "complementarity."
Frame of Reference
CultureAre you rich? Well married? Successful? You may think the answer has to do with your objective situation.
The Problem with the Solution
CultureAmericans love solutions, to political conflicts, social ills, clogged drains. But are there ever problems we shouldn't try to solve?
The Personality Myth
CultureMost of us believe our personalities, and those of our loved ones, are predictable and constant over time. But what if they aren't?
The New Norm
CultureSocial and emotional norms determine so much of our behavior: how we dress, talk, eat, and even what we feel. So, can deeply entrenched emotional norms be changed?
Our Computers, Ourselves
CultureAre computers changing our character? Is our closeness with computers changing us as a species? Alix and Lulu look at the ways technology affects us.
The Power of Categories
CultureHow categories define us — how, if given a chance, humans will jump into one category or another. We need them. We want them....
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