Cody Kommers
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Psychology, Travel, & the Creative Process
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I write about psychology, travel, and the creative process, especially in science and writing. My work has been published in Nautilus, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and the Massachusetts Review. You can find a complete list of my published pieces below.
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~~~ 2022 ~~~
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#6: Announcing Premium Subscriptions
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Re-Viewed: "For Free"
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Re-Viewed: "Journey by Moonlight"
#5: The Powerlessness of the Dog
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#4: Potential Energy
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#3: Twelve Minutes
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~~~ 2021 ~~~
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#1: The Re-Do — 2021 in Review
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Americans Applying to UK PhDs: A Guide
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Requiem for the Fuck Around Century
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The Department of Social Relations
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Gordon Allport: The 20th Century's Psychologist
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How to Write an Effective Cold Email
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~~~ 2020 ~~~
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On Building Up and Tearing Down
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As with a Harvest in Massachusetts Review [and subsequent Interview]
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Mice on Acid in Nautilus
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We are All Ancient Mapmakers in Nautilus
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~~~ 2019 ~~~
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How Wrong Should You Be? in Scientific American
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How to Self-Motivate During Your PhD
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The Bimodal Centrist in Areo
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Why UBI Ought to Appeal to Conservatives in Quillette
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~~~ 2018 ~~~
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Why Republicans Listen to Country Music and Democrats Don't in Psych Today
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Why Interesting People Don't Go to Harvard in Psych Today
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Why Good Philosophers are Out of Touch with Reality in Psych Today
[response from Nassim Nicholas Taleb, aforementioned philosopher]
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The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Theory of Pronoun Usage in Psych Today
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The Off-Policy Theory of Happiness in Psych Today
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