As I click on the orange app that reads ‘Reddit’ on my iPhone, my eyes widen as I open to a barrage of dark humor from /r/imgoingtohellforthis. Laughing agonisingly as I get out of bed, I scroll further down to posts from /r/space and see what’s making top news related to space and astronomy. I’m 203 days old. At least that’s how old my Reddit … Continue reading Why I use Reddit (and you should too)

You know what I’m talking about, right? Have you ever learned a new word, one that you swear you’ve never heard before, only to find it popping up throughout your daily life for a few days after? There’s a name for that: The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. This phenomenon actually works on two major premises (or psychological processes, if you will): The confirmation and selection bias. The first of … Continue reading Here’s why things you just discovered seem to pop up constantly