
LWON Guest Post: The psychology of anthropomorphism, or why I felt empathy towards a piece of trash
by Brooke Borel
Earlier this week, I guest blogged for a great site called the Last Word on Nothing, which is written and managed by a group of science writers (you should check it out, they’re great). I’ve copied the original post below, and you can read the original here. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In early January, the sidewalks in my neighborhood are lined with discarded Christmas trees. It’s the collective holiday hangover trash, and quite frankly it makes me sad; the trees mark the […]
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