2 search results for "Elephant in the Brain"

1. pervasive tendency to rationalize Nov 2023
   While we may not be entirely or irredeemably self-deceived, we are often rewarded for acting on selfish impulses yet less so for acknowledging them,
   #rational #meaning #stories #mimetic
2. brain’s press secretary interpreter module Nov 2023
   All human brains contain an interpreter module whose job is to make sense of experiences by constructing explanations in the form of stories
   #introspective #stories #fantasies #mimetic