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Vectors, Vibrations, and the Nature of Meaning

17 hours ago | psychologytoday.com | John Nosta

Source: ChatGPT, modified by NostaLabIn my last post, Artificial Intelligence and the Shape of Reality, I jumped off the deep end and explored an idea that surprised even me as I wrote it—that the high-dimensional space in which large language models (LLMs) operate might share an eerie resemblance to the hidden dimensions of string theory.
Will AI Companions and Therapists Transform Psychotherapy?

1 day ago | psychologytoday.com | Marianne Brandon Ph.D

AI therapists offer 24/7 access, privacy, and nonjudgmental support. Many people feel more comfortable sharing with AI than with humans. Younger generations may prefer AI therapy over traditional options. As a clinical psychologist and sex therapist with decades of experience, I’ve witnessed the evolution of psychotherapy—from traditional talk therapy to telehealth. Yet nothing is poised to transform our field more than the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) companions and AI therapists.
Artificial Intelligence and the Shape of Reality

1 day ago | psychologytoday.com | John Nosta

Source: ChatGPT modified by NostaLab. Perhaps it's time for my personal hallucination, or as some say, confabulation. My recent writing on LLMs and hyperdimensional structure has got me thinking about the "other" hyperdimensional reality in which we live—the one depicted in string theory. Let's take a deeper look. What if the same high-dimensional structures that define the shape of our universe might also underpin how machines process language and generate thought-like output? This isn’t metaphor.
Career in Transition? Here’s Why Not to Go It Alone

1 day ago | psychologytoday.com | Jeff Greenberg

Professional transitions can shake our identities, especially after caregiving, layoffs, or burnout. Groups can help builds resilience and fosters connection during uncertain life and career changes. Finding the right group can make the difference between staying stuck and finding the next opportunity. When you’re in the midst of a professional transition, it can feel like you're wandering through a fog without a map.
The Trees Are Speaking, on Earth Day and Every Day

2 days ago | psychologytoday.com | Rachel Clark

The trees are telling us that the forests we've created through years of mismanagement can't coexist with us. We can reset our relationship with forests, moving from commodification to respect and reciprocity. In caring for our forests, we care for ourselves. As a Pacific Northwest-based writer who reveres the ancient connection between salmon and resident orca, I consider Lynda Mapes' body of work a vital contribution toward healing our PNW ecosystem.
Navigating Radical Change

2 days ago | psychologytoday.com | Faisal Hoque

Today’s world—shaped by economic instability, artificial intelligence, and geopolitical upheaval—is more unpredictable than ever. This isn’t just change. It’s radical uncertainty, where even defining the unknowns is a challenge. Our brains naturally crave certainty. Neuroscience shows that facing the unknown can trigger the same pain responses as physical injury. Historically, familiar patterns offered comfort. Now, clinging to outdated assumptions can lead us astray.
How Humans Think and AI Generates

3 days ago | psychologytoday.com | John Nosta

Source: ChatGPT, modified by NostaLabHere's something to think about: Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek don’t just answer our questions—they perform intelligence. Their responses are often polished, persuasive, and startlingly articulate. And for many, that fluency is enough. But fluency is not the same as thought. And in the context of today's cognitive confusion about thought and output, it might be time to unpack this a bit.
How to Find Love in Your Life

3 days ago | psychologytoday.com | Sheila Kohler

My Prerequisite for LoveI remember saying as a girl that I could not love someone who had not read Dostoevsky. It was perhaps a foolish prerequisite for love, but in a sense, I was looking outwards, looking for certain estimable qualities in the beloved, things that I admired. It was an active part of my search for the ideal mate. If we turn to the great love stories from literature, we can learn that love comes from both our memories and our imagination.
The Brilliant Illusion of AI Cognitive Theater

4 days ago | psychologytoday.com | John Nosta

Source: ChatGPT modified by NostaLab. Pick up that pencil. There's an important lesson here, and I'm writing it word for word, leveraging my word prediction machine, my neocortex. As I see it, we’re living in an era of language that performs intelligence. Not just mimics it, but performs it. You’ve probably read one of these stories or posts. It opens with a grand idea—coherence, curiosity, quantum cognition. It speaks of entanglement and epistemic mass, of conceptual wormholes and phase alignment.
No Willpower Needed: Proven Techniques to Boost Self-Control

4 days ago | psychologytoday.com | Arash Emamzadeh

Source: Schäferle/PixabayPublished in Current Opinion in Psychology, a recent paper by Gillebaart and Schneider discusses how high self-control is associated with “quicker self-control conflict identification and resolution.” The paper’s findings and strategies for effortless self-control are summarized in this post.