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Bryce Bate

@bwbate1

articles: 12
total claps: 286
top claps: 66
avg read: 2.4 min
active: 2026-04-30 → 2026-07-04

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#cognitive-science ·6 #critical-thinking ·6 #perception ·3 #personal-essay ·3 #neuroscience ·2 #learning ·2 #media-literacy ·2 #memories ·2 #curiosity ·2 #communication ·1

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

Two Packets of Sugar

Quinn, I was thinking about the speaker we had last week at the library who talked about fast and slow thinking.

May 23, 2026 · 4 min read · 66 claps #critical-thinking #cognitive-neuroscience #artificial-intelligence

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

Filing Our Own Stories

Sasha, have you noticed just how preoccupied people can get with their phones? … Sasha? … Did you hear me?

Jun 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 50 claps #critical-thinking #cognitive-bias #media-literacy

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To See It, Squint

Have you ever squinted to see something more clearly? I’m not talking about blocking out bright light. I’m squinting right now at our…

Apr 30, 2026 · 2 min read · 45 claps #neuroscience #perception #communication

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

The Last Wooden Stand

Modern media is polluting my episodic memories.

May 05, 2026 · 3 min read · 33 claps #cognitive-science #memories #personal-essay

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

I Anchored Boats

I never learned to swim.

Jun 02, 2026 · 2 min read · 32 claps #critical-thinking #media-literacy #nonfiction-writing

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

The Compartments

The world needs experts! At least I did last year. I had a health issue that led my internist to refer me to another specialist, who, in…

May 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 26 claps #cognitive-science #learning #specialization

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

The Highlighter

Did historic figures highlight parts of their own speeches?

May 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 23 claps #critical-thinking #cognitive-science #creative-nonfiction

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

State Sponsored Dissonance

Some think the sound is awful, but there’s something about it — the nasal tones, the half-tone dissonances, the chanting.

May 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 11 claps #music #cognitive-science #curiosity

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

Off the well-trodden path

Where am I, and how did I get here?

May 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #stream-of-consciousness #mind #perception

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BR Bryce Bate · For Some Reason, I Just Thought of This

Going Over My Head

“That’s over my head!”

May 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #curiosity #critical-thinking #education

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Movements We Create Standing Still

How do you maintain viewer attention when movement has become background?

Jul 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #cognitive-science #neuroscience #philosophy-of-mind

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That First Time Out

“Just be yourself.”

May 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #cognitive-science #nonfiction #writing