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Matt Johnson

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Author: Blindsight (2020) & Branding That Means Business (2022) Consumer Psychology, Neuroscience & Neuromarketing @hult_business | @thinkers50 2023 📚❤️er

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  • 1 month ago | quillette.com | Matt Johnson

    The Trump administration has threatened to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding from elite universities, including US$2.26 billion intended for Harvard, US$1 billion for Cornell, and US$400 million for Columbia.

  • 2 months ago | quillette.com | Geoffrey Kabat |Matt Johnson

    During the Senate confirmation hearings earlier this year, it became clear that the man nominated by Donald Trump to become Secretary of Health and Human Services was completely unfit to run America’s leading public-health agency. Now that he has been confirmed, it is time to reckon with the likely consequences of that decision. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. insists he’s not anti-vaccine and that he just wants to ensure that vaccines are safe.

  • 2 months ago | quillette.com | Matt Johnson

    In his speech at the RNC accepting the vice-presidential nomination last summer, J.D. Vance said: “America is not just an idea. It is a group of people with a shared history and a common future. It is, in short, a nation.” This apparently banal observation has been a rallying cry for conservatives throughout the Trump era.

  • 2 months ago | neuroscienceof.com | Matt Johnson

    There’s something uniquely captivating about peeking behind the curtain of a great mind. Whether it’s Beethoven’s notebooks, Steve Jobs’ keynote drafts, or a director’s storyboards, seeing how brilliance unfolds is a rare and privileged glimpse into the architecture of ambition.

  • 2 months ago | quillette.com | R. Shep Melnick |Sonya Michel |Andy Lamey |Matt Johnson

    At an unusually contentious cabinet meeting on 6 March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy got into an extended and heated argument with Elon Musk. Each side accused the other of lying. What was the burning issue at the heart of this confrontation? Ukraine? Immigration? Tariffs? No, the number of federal civil servants who should be fired immediately.

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Matt Johnson, PhD @mattjohnsonisme
19 May 25

RT @mattjohnsonisme: Can AI truly compose music, or is it just remixing the past? 🎶🤖 The line between human creativity and machine-generate…

Matt Johnson, PhD
Matt Johnson, PhD @mattjohnsonisme
18 May 25

Can AI truly compose music, or is it just remixing the past? 🎶🤖 The line between human creativity and machine-generated sound is blurring—but does it feel the same? Explore the psychology of AI in music. Read more: https://t.co/lohoqZrg76

Matt Johnson, PhD
Matt Johnson, PhD @mattjohnsonisme
17 May 25

A powerful brand doesn’t just sell—it shapes the market. 🚀💡 From driving demand to altering perception, great brands influence entire industries. Here’s how branding creates real value. Read more: https://t.co/TxVuWMNYoK