According to a widespread view, nudges are freedom-retaining in virtue of choice set non-interference: they help agents make better choices without altering the sets of options agents choose amongst. ...

The “just try harder” advice is wrong. Dr. Polaris Koi explains what self-control actually looks like for ADHD brains.

Call for Abstracts   The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind (ISPSM) is happy to invite all philosophers working on any science of the mind (broadly construed) to...

According to a widespread view, self-control is a top-down cognitive process that downregulates bottom-up processes, where those bottom-up processes, …

”Ehkä terapiayhteiskunnan sijaan tarvitsemme terapeuttisen yhteiskunnan, jossa tavoite olisi pelkkien terapiapalveluiden sijaan luoda yhteiskunnallisia olosuhteita, jotka olisivat itsessään terapeutti...

On the standard conception of self-control, self-control entails the resolution of a motivational conflict in favour of the option ranked better, loftier, or otherwise more valuable, and behaving a...

On the standard conception of self-control, self-control entails the resolution of a motivational conflict in favour of the option ranked better, loftier, or otherwise more valuable, and behaving a...

Be honest. You're here because you think you completely suck at self-control, aren't you? You're constantly disappointing yourself, and it's getting you down. The people around you seem to be able to ...

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Self-control allows people to align their behaviour with intention in the face of a motivational conflict. Lay beliefs about self-control are associated with se...

Health Incubator Helsinki startup Ronroo helps people develop self-regulation skills with research-based exercises.

Yes, even if you’re anxious, avoidant, or ADHD (like me)

The Department of Philosophy, Contemporary History and Political Science at the University of Turku invites applications for a temporary position for a Senior Researcher or from 1 February 2026 to 30 ...

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Nudge the rich! The case for targeting the top 10% in behavioural climate policy

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If you want to annoy your favorite philosopher, one of the best ways to do it these days is to mention the “kids standing on boxes equity meme.” To call it the bane of our existence would be something...

We are pleased to announce the upcoming workshop, Perspectives on Agency and Disadvantage. The CFP is now closed. Registration open! Perspectives on Agency ...

A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.

A total of 85 new researchers will be recruited into the research institutes’ joint postdoctoral programme. The first 35 positions have been opened and the rest will be opened during 2025.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.

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