Jacob Burak
Writer & Publisher, Alaxon
Jacob Burak is the founder of Alaxon, a digital magazine about culture, art and popular science, where he writes regularly. His latest book is How to Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room (2017). He lives in Tel Aviv.
Written by Jacob Burak
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Social psychology
Is philanthropy driven by the human desire to cheat death?
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Cognition and intelligence
Overvaluing confidence, we’ve forgotten the power of humility
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Art
Head to head
Michelangelo and Raphael; Leibniz and Newton; Constable and Turner. Does every creative genius need a bitter rival?
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Cognition and intelligence
Outlook: gloomy
Humans are wired for bad news, angry faces and sad memories. Is this negativity bias useful or something to overcome?
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Addiction
Escape from the matrix
The fear of missing out haunts our social networks and our real lives alike. But there is a way to break free
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