Sitemap - 2025 - Shane O'Mara
learning styles: a seductive but utterly useless idea
interleaving: the mix-it-up memory method that works
using your memory to strengthen your memory: retrieval practice
the agi dream keeps missing the point
why current ai integrations are so offensively stupid
the puzzle of authority when no one is really in charge
certain and wrong: you can’t enfactify your way out of it
the planning trap: when more means less
unitary presidentialism as a collective cognition design flaw
against civilisational nostalgia: western identity and global cognitive drift
We are all (latent) cosmopolitan globalists
psychological reactance theory: this is why you resist change
the myth of a fixed personality
walking is fundamentally good for human wellbeing
looking into nostalgia’s mirror: bittersweet, fond-ish, social reflection
Institutions as Robust and Resilient, Dynamic, Human, Time-Travelling, Cognitive Communities
Decoding desire: brain science investigates the cosmetics industry
Exercise is a Universal Cognitive Enhancer: Bridging Gaps in Lifespan Brain Health
Tariffs as 'costly punishment'
Part I: Rethinking Leadership – Beyond the Myth of the Strong Leader
Interesting reads, March 2025 edition
When power becomes personal (part 2)
The Cognitive Dimensions of Close Reading: Themes and Ideas
Power dynamics of ultra-personalised leadership styles
What we are losing; what we have lost
Authoritarians: Some just want to watch the world burn; others prefer spreadsheets
When power is very personal (part 1)
Live with Shane O'Mara - Discussing Dan Davies fantastic new book 'The Unaccountability Machine'
Livecast with Chris Johns at 9 pm Dublin time/4 pm ET on Monday the 27th Jan
Base case for a democratic resurgence: We're (not entirely) doomed
Smarter thinking in everyday life