New paradigm for psychology just dropped

photo cred: my dad I’ve complained a lot about the state of psychology, but eventually it’s time to stop whining and start building. That time is now. My mad scientist friends who go by the name Slime Mold Time Mold (yes, really) have just published a book that lays out a new foundation for the science of the mind. It’s called The Mind in the Wheel, and it’s the most provocative thing I’ve read about psychology since I became a psychologist myself—this is probably the first time I’ve felt surprised by something in the field since 2016. It’s maybe right, it’s probably wrong, but there’s something here, something important, and anybody with a mind ought to take these ideas for a spin. I realize some people are skittish about reading books from pseudonymous strangers on the internet—isn’t that what your mom warned you not to do?—but baby, that’s what I’m here for! So let’s go— THE BOARD GAME OF LIFE, BUT LITERALLY Lots of people agree that psychology is stuck because it doesn’t have a ... Read full article.