by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 31, 2025 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Psychology of Politics, Psychology Topics and Articles
A deep exploration of the questions that keep neuroscientists, evolutionary biologists, and psychologists awake at night—and why the answers remain tantalizingly out of reach. The Known Unknowns of Human Experience We live in an age of unprecedented scientific...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 17, 2025 | Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Albert Bandura transformed our understanding of how human beings learn and change. While earlier behaviorists had focused on direct experience as the engine of learning, Bandura demonstrated that we can acquire new behaviors, attitudes, and emotional responses simply...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 1, 2025 | Psychology, Psychology of History, Psychology Topics and Articles
The Psychological Revolution of Writing: How Scratches on Clay Rewired the Human Mind The First Writer’s Dilemma: A Technology Without Users Picture this scene: Somewhere in ancient Mesopotamia, around 3200 BCE, a person has just made marks on wet clay that...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles
The human mind remains one of science’s greatest frontiers. Despite decades of rigorous research, certain psychological phenomena continue to defy complete explanation. These mysteries persist even after controlling for obvious variables, leaving researchers...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 17, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
What is the Psychology of Ritual and Animism? Ritual and animism are distinct but related concepts that offer insights into the workings of the emotional and preconscious mind. While they are often associated with religious or spiritual practices, they can also be...
