PinnedKatrina PaulsoninAbout Me StoriesAbout Me — Katrina PaulsonFollowing life’s curious adventures through writingJan 1, 202126Jan 1, 202126
Katrina PaulsonInternal Family Systems Suggests We Have Many ‘Parts’ Within UsIFS is a relatively new form of therapy, which kind of surprises me since it’s how I naturally think1d ago11d ago1
Katrina PaulsonEarth’s Lands and Seas Lost Their Carbon Appetite in 2023We rely on carbon sinks to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but in 2023, these systems said “no thanks,” and 2024 doesn’t look…6d ago36d ago3
Katrina PaulsonScientists Identify the Head of a Giant Millipede-Centipede HybridExperts knew about Arthropleura, but this is the first time scientists have seen its headNov 81Nov 81
Katrina PaulsonThe Uncommonality of Common SenseIt’s far more idiosyncratic than we realizedNov 12Nov 12
Katrina PaulsonResearchers Explore Why We Think We’re Right When We’re WrongThe result is a new bias named the “illusion of information adequacy”Oct 263Oct 263
Katrina PaulsoninBABELScientists Show Why Writing By Hand is Better than TypingNo matter our age, putting pen to paper provides significant benefits that typing just can’t compete withOct 217Oct 217
Katrina PaulsonNeuroscientist Explores Mixed Emotions in the BrainDo we feel conflicting emotions simultaneously, or do we flip between them really fast?Oct 203Oct 203
Katrina PaulsonOur Brains Have a Microbiome TooAnd its health and diversity may influence or cause cognitive decline, such as dementia and Alzheimer’sOct 173Oct 173
Katrina PaulsonCuriosity Leads Researchers to Identify A New Mystifying Quality of the BrainUnlike the rest of our soft tissue, brains can survive for at least 12,000 yearsOct 135Oct 135