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The Science Behind Relationships; Humans Media explores the basis of our attraction, contempt, why we do what we do and to whom we do it.
AI & Layoff
Layoffs are hardly a new phenomenon. Every year, we hear news of large corporations "optimizing organizational structures" and cutting labor costs—it feels like an annual, fixed program. The standard reasons are always the same: economic downturns, industry transformation, shrinking markets, corporate restructuring, or the classic move to please investors and boost shareholder returns.
By Water&Well&Page2 months ago in Humans
The Psychology of Having Two Lives Inside One Body
We all live two lives — one that the world sees, and one that we keep hidden. This long-form deep-dive explores the psychology of dual identities, why they develop, and how modern life pushes us to split ourselves into multiple versions just to survive emotionally, socially, and mentally.
By F. M. Rayaan2 months ago in Humans
Biohacking Humanity: The Promise and Ethics of DIY Biology
In the dark basement, shelves of glass beakers, pipettes, and agar plates cover the walls. A humming centrifuge occupies a corner, and fluorescent lights cast a soft glow over the cluttered workstation. On the center bench, a cluster of hobbyists carefully manipulates bacterial cultures, sometimes looking up at a laptop screen where sequences of DNA roll by. They are not in a university or corporate biotech lab. This is a home lab, a living room turned experiment microcosm. This is the world of biohacking—the new phenomenon of individuals immersing themselves in biology, genetics, and biotechnology outside of traditional institutions.
By The Chaos Cabinet2 months ago in Humans
The Silent Forces Of Leadership. AI-Generated.
The Human Element in Organizational Success If you look at almost any organization from the outside, the picture seems straightforward. There is a strategy, an organogram, a set of processes, some KPIs, and a collection of digital tools meant to keep everything under control. We talk about “systems” and “structures” as if they are the real heart of the institution. Yet anyone who has spent time inside a company, a government department, or a non-profit knows that the real story is much messier and much more human. The same structure can produce very different results depending on who is in the room, how they relate to each other, and what is happening inside their minds. The same policy can feel inspiring in one team and oppressive in another. The same technology can either empower people or quietly exhaust them. Underneath every chart and system, human psychology is quietly writing the script.
By Sayed Zewayed2 months ago in Humans
The Weight of Reality: The Trade-Off Illusion
1. Every Solution Costs Something There is no such thing as a perfect solution. Every answer creates a new question, and every gain requires a loss. The idea that we can have everything without giving something up is one of the greatest lies of modern culture. Real progress demands trade-offs. Something must be sacrificed for something else to exist.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Humans
The Christmas Card Study That Stunned Psychology
In the winter of 1974 a sociologist named Philip Kunz dropped hundreds of Christmas cards into the mail. He sent them to people he had never met. The names and addresses were pulled from directories. The cards looked personal. They included a photograph of his family, a handwritten signature, and all the small cues that signal genuine warmth. He waited to see what would happen.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin2 months ago in Humans
The Last Promise
A World War Story of Two Friends The winter of 1944 was colder than any soldier had ever known. Snow mixed with ashes, and every breath carried the taste of fear. Deep in the muddy trenches of France sat two young soldiers — Arvin Hale, just 19, and Jonas Reed, 20. They had left their homes with dreams, pride, and the belief that the war would end quickly. But the battlefield taught them otherwise.
By Wings of Time 2 months ago in Humans
The Weight of Reality: The Myth of Fairness
1. Fairness Is a Human Fiction Fairness is not a natural law. It is a social illusion created by people who wish to avoid the pain of consequence. Nature operates on cause and effect, not comfort. A storm does not pause for equality. Gravity does not check whether the fall was fair. The universe is perfectly just in one sense only: every action brings a reaction. Fairness, however, is not justice. It is an emotional ideal built by those who want consequence without cost.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Humans
Why Shoppers Abandon Carts at the Last Step?
I have seen individuals linger at checkout screens for years, much like they do at yellow lights, wondering if they should continue or wait for the time to pass. I see it everywhere: at shops, in lines for coffee, even in parking lots where a lone person is sitting in their car with their phone shining brightly on their face. The final stage of a transaction isn't a technical process, as I've learned from working with mobile app development in Atlanta. People frequently retreat from this tiny emotional cliff without even understanding why.
By Jane Smith2 months ago in Humans
Digital Integrity
The Storm Of The Modern World The digital world is both a miracle and a battlefield. It connects people across continents, gives voice to the voiceless, and allows truth to travel farther than any single messenger could reach in a lifetime. Yet it also magnifies pride, anger, and cruelty. What once required courage to say face to face now pours out through keyboards without restraint.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
