• A blog by David King, MSc, PhD — Author and Lecturer @UBC
Facebook-f Instagram Linkedin-in Envelope

Contemplations and reflections on humanity now—by David King, PhD

Social Issues

The World Will End in Apathy & Entitlement (Or, Our Killer is Narcissism)

/ By

Rising sea levels, ocean acidification, deforestation, ecological collapse—should our time on Earth end early, these are just a few of the ways in which catastrophe will unfold, given current trends. But these things are not our real killers… From a psychological perspective, it would be wise to consider the human qualities underlying the environmental changes …

The World Will End in Apathy & Entitlement (Or, Our Killer is Narcissism) Read More »

This is the State of Us…

/ By

What is it going to take to make this work? This is a question I often ask in my final lecture of Personality Psychology, a class that is both advanced degree fulfillment and crash course in human nature. The question is a reflection on just that—our nature. But it it is an increasingly difficult question …

This is the State of Us… Read More »