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loneliness

  • On loneliness.

    It’s well known that loneliness wrecks brains … so why are we imposing it on the people we expect better behavior from?

    February 16, 2018

    Frank Brown Cloud

    All posts, Evolutionary biology
    addiction, animal welfare, biomedical research, coke, cooperation, crime, crime deterrence, Daniel Weary, David Grimm, dendritic growth, evolution, evolution of cooperation, health risks of incarceration, heroin, imposed loneliness, incarceration, isolation, jail, John-Michael Bloomquist, lab animals, lab mouse, laboratory animals, loneliness, loneliness epidemic, mass incarceration, meth, mice, mouse, neuron growth, parole, parole officer, parole violation, pot, probation, punishing defectors, punishment, rehab, rehabilitation, research animals, science, Surgeon General, The Prodigal’s Return, Vivek Murthy, War on Drugs
    On loneliness.
  • On my own attempt to understand what motivates people to join the terrorist organization Daesh.

    Kent Russell’s essay on juggalos helped me think about Middle Eastern terrorism.

    December 21, 2015

    Frank Brown Cloud

    All posts, Evolutionary biology, Psychology
    American Juggalo, community, Daesh, evolution, human evolution, I am sorry to think I have raised a timid son, ICP, Insane Clown Posse, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, juggalos, Kent Russell, loneliness, Middle East, Ocalan, poverty, PTSD, refugee crisis, Rojava, sense of belonging, Syria, terrorism
    On my own attempt to understand what motivates people to join the terrorist organization Daesh.

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