Ayla Farzali, Author at Spiegeloog

Spiegeloog 433: Control

Abusive Supervision: Insights from a Bruising Workplace

For most people, the term bullying may activate associations with words such as ‘school’ or ‘childish’. It would be expected that bullying should become less…

Ayla FarzaliMay 27, 2024

Spiegeloog 431: Disconnect

What to Expect When (You Don’t Know What) You’re Expecting?

“Women’s bodies can be many things. They can be mirrors, weights, rewards; but so often they are seen from outside. Experiences that are unique to…

Ayla FarzaliFebruary 23, 2024

Spiegeloog 430: Love

From Permanence to Imperma…

In my grandmother’s home, a cacophony of wooden frames engulf your field of vision the moment you walk through the front door. The frames, if…

Ayla FarzaliJanuary 26, 2024

Spiegeloog 428: Alive

Too Many Options, Never The Time

Friday evening, the pitter-patter of the rain drumming against the glass of the tram stop, a throbbing headache from the night before and the day…

Ayla FarzaliOctober 16, 2023

Spiegeloog 426: Liberation

It’s Not All Relative: Liberation from Gender-Bias in Neuroscience Research

“All men are created equal”, “Man is condemned to be free”, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”: What do these phrases…

Ayla FarzaliMay 8, 2023

Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Is Neuroscience at a Standstill?

The human brain, the most enigmatic of machines, has escaped the grasps of our understanding for the longest time. Is this the century when we…

Ayla FarzaliApril 14, 2023

Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Same Substance, Different Realities: How People’s Thinking is Shaped by their Social Context

Growing up, the world may sometimes feel black and white: a right and wrong, a singular truth, a winner and a loser, with no space…

Ayla FarzaliFebruary 27, 2023

Spiegeloog 422: Solace

The Rebranding of Consumerism

Tiktok, the social media platform, has taken the world over by storm, with an algorithm that’s perfectly curated to every user’s needs, wants, and interests.…

Ayla FarzaliDecember 5, 2022