[Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/nima-amanda/ "Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)October 7, 2018

On The Tip of Your Tongue: Language, Culture and Perspective

How Much Do Language and Culture Shape Perspective? Have you ever “borrowed” a word from another language? Schadenfreude is a…


[Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/nima-amanda/ "Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)September 10, 2018

Slight and Spite: Salving The Stings of Social Exchange

“How do you feel when someone cuts you off in traffic? Says they will meet you somewhere then doesn’t bother…


[Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/nima-amanda/ "Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)August 13, 2018

Rumination-Unraveling Solutions from the Maze of Overthinking

“You are talking to someone you like, trying to work up the courage to ask them out, and you make…


[Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/nima-amanda/ "Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)July 9, 2018

Ingroup Vs. Outgroup: The Concept of “Us” & “Them” and How to Push Back the Bias of Your Brain

Understanding Social Categorization and the Origins of “Us” and “Them” Over the course of human history, all the way up…


[Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/nima-amanda/ "Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)June 25, 2018

Preserving Empathy in the Digital Age – The Other Side of the Keyboard

In terms of connectivity for business, news, events, and satisfying surface level curiosity about what your high school ex had…


[Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/nima-amanda/ "Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)June 18, 2018

Digital Truth and Insta-Lies: Social Media Skepticism and the Truth of Search Data

In 2015, Instagram star Essena O’Neill very publicly declared that she was quitting social media. Her announcement was met with…


[Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/nima-amanda/ "Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)June 4, 2018

The Myth of Multitasking and the Reality of Our Distracted Attention

Do you think you are good at multitasking? Do all the social media sites, the range of apps, text messages,…


[Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/nima-amanda/ "Nima Tonekaboni & Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)May 22, 2018

The Difference Between Getting likes and Being Liked

Status Popularity and The Fear of Missing Out The Amplification of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) Do you have FOMO?…