What is Mind In Beta?

Mind in Beta is a home for curious minds under construction.

It’s a place where psychology, AI, philosophy, neuroscience, and personal growth intersect. It's a place where the reader isn't lectured about life as though the author knows better, but instead, follows the author on a journey of discovery and new insights.

Whether you're into analyzing your habits, understanding how to hack your brain, discovering what makes a good leader, or figuring out how large language models (artificial intelligence) might replace your job, this blog is for you. It's part learning journal, part philosophy café, part science lab.

Welcome to the beta.

Where does the name come from?

A beta is a term often used within information technology and programming to represent an unfinished product. The most basic version of a product might be an Alpha, then a Beta, and finally the finished product.

So, MindInBeta is meant to represent a place for unfinished minds. People who are curious for the truth and improvement through learning.

Meet the author

My name is Cristian Cevallos, and I am the underqualified writer of all the content on this blog. I'm also a graduate student at ECU, currently studying I/O Psychology and Computer Science. In my free time, I take what I've learned through my studies in university and on my own and write about it here, in hopes that I'll flesh out my thoughts and help others grow along the way.

My promise to you

My promise as the author is to always remain authentic by saying what I believe to be true, and to back that up with evidence when claims are made. This means that in any of the educational articles, you can expect citations to the studies at the bottom.

With the rapid improvement of artificial intelligence, it also means absolutely no use of AI in the writing of this blog. Using it as a substitute for my own imagination and intellect would be a disservice to myself and you, the reader. (Plus, have you ever read an AI paper? It's incredibly cookie-cutter and boring.) With that being said, some of the images you see in each blog are created using ChatGPT's Sora - I just don't have the artistic skills to create the visuals I'd like by hand.

I hope this commitment to transparency and authenticity is evident throughout MindInBeta.