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My Heart Of Hearts

Scott discusses how moral principles emerge from the relationship between emotional responses and rational consistency, using reactions to Gaza as a central example.

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Jul 30, 2025 1,784 words 608 likes 1,102 comments Listen · 11 min Read Read

SSC Journal Club: Friston On Computational Mood

Scott reviews a paper proposing a computational model of mood and emotions based on predictive processing, discussing its implications for understanding mood disorders.

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Mar 8, 2018 3,081 words 0 likes 93 comments Listen · 28 min Read Read

Toward A Predictive Theory Of Depression

Scott proposes a speculative theory of depression as pathologically low confidence in neural predictions within the predictive processing framework, explaining how this could account for various depressive symptoms.

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Sep 12, 2017 1,978 words 0 likes 146 comments Read Read

Real World Solutions to Prisoners' Dilemmas

Scott explains how real-world solutions to Prisoner's Dilemmas work through social institutions, reputation systems, and evolved emotions like friendship and anger.

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Jul 3, 2012 2,190 words 74 likes 88 comments Read Read
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