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Safa Rubaye, MDDr. Safa Rubaye is a highly skilled psychiatrist with a focus on treating traumatic brain injuries and integrating innovative therapies like ketamine and virtual reality. With extensive experience in patient care, medical education, and research, Dr. Rubaye is a leader in advancing psychiatric treatment protocols and promoting mental health and wellness. He is dedicated to professional development, mentorship, and improving patient outcomes through cutting-edge techniques and compassionate care.
Black Mirror
Feb 19, 2026

Metalhead: Why Black-and-White Turns Survival Mode

A Psycheflix-style analysis of Black Mirror's "Metalhead" (S4E5), exploring how the monochrome palette intensifies fear, strips emotion, and immerses viewers in pure survival mode.

Metalhead: Why Black-and-White Turns Survival Mode
Black Mirror
Feb 12, 2026

Hang the DJ: The Existential Fear of Choosing Wrong

A Psycheflix analysis of Black Mirror's: Hang the DJ" (S4E4), exploring why choosing a partner feels terrifying—and how the fear of choosing wrong drives us to surrender freedom.

Hang the DJ: The Existential Fear of Choosing Wrong
Black Mirror
Feb 5, 2026

Crocodile: The Psychology of Moral Compromise and “Just One More”

A deep Psycheflix-style analysis of Black Mirror’s Crocodile (S4E3), exploring how fear, sunk cost, and “just one more” thinking lead ordinary people into moral collapse.

Crocodile: The Psychology of Moral Compromise and “Just One More”
Black Mirror
Jan 29, 2026

Arkangel: Overprotective Parenting and Its Hidden Costs

A deep analysis of Black Mirror’s Arkangel (S4E2), exploring modern overprotective parenting, parental fear, and how excessive safety leads to anxiety and rebellion.

Arkangel: Overprotective Parenting and Its Hidden Costs
Black Mirror
Jan 22, 2026

USS Callister: The Age of Digital Narcissism and the Fragile Power of Robert Daly

Black Mirror S4E1 “USS Callister” explores digital narcissism through Robert Daly’s personality, showing how people with low self-esteem use virtual control to escape powerlessness in real life.

USS Callister: The Age of Digital Narcissism and the Fragile Power of Robert Daly
Philosophy
Jan 15, 2026

Black Mirror’s “Hated in the Nation”: The Crowd Without a Face

Black Mirror S3E6 “Hated in the Nation” explores deindividuation and digital echolalia—how group behavior erases personal responsibility and transforms moral outrage into collective imitation.

Black Mirror’s “Hated in the Nation”: The Crowd Without a Face
Black Mirror
Jan 8, 2026

Black Mirror’s “Men Against Fire”: When Dehumanization Became Visible

Black Mirror S3E5 “Men Against Fire” visualizes dehumanization, showing how perception erases empathy and turns ordinary people into executioners.

Black Mirror’s “Men Against Fire”: When Dehumanization Became Visible
Black Mirror
Jan 1, 2026

Black Mirror’s “San Junipero”: Death, Love, and the Psychology of Mortality

Black Mirror S3E4 “San Junipero” explores death and mortality through existential psychology, showing why awareness of death gives life and love their deepest meaning.

Black Mirror’s “San Junipero”: Death, Love, and the Psychology of Mortality
Black Mirror
Dec 25, 2025

Black Mirror’s “Shut Up and Dance”: The Importance of Secrets

Black Mirror S3E3 “Shut Up and Dance” explores why every person has secrets and why respecting them matters—because privacy guards our right to imperfection and growth.

Black Mirror’s “Shut Up and Dance”: The Importance of Secrets
Black Mirror
Dec 18, 2025

Black Mirror’s “Playtest”: The Memory of Fear and Why We Never Truly Forget

Black Mirror’s “Playtest” (S3E2) explores the neuroscience of fear memory, revealing why the brain remembers terror long after the danger is gone.

Black Mirror’s “Playtest”: The Memory of Fear and Why We Never Truly Forget
Black Mirror
Dec 11, 2025

“Nosedive”: The Biology of Prestige and the Pull of High Status

Black Mirror’s (S3E1) “Nosedive” explores the evolutionary roots of prestige, revealing why humans instinctively seek association with high-status people.

“Nosedive”: The Biology of Prestige and the Pull of High Status
Black Mirror
Dec 4, 2025

White Christmas: The Mind Without Witness

Black Mirror’s “White Christmas” (S2E4) explores the psychological collapse that follows extreme isolation, revealing how the social brain disintegrates without feedback or empathy.

White Christmas: The Mind Without Witness
Black Mirror
Nov 27, 2025

The Waldo Effect: Why We Cheer the Bully Who Shames the Powerful

Black Mirror’s “The Waldo Moment” (S2E3) reveals how ridicule became political language—why shamelessness feels like honesty and shaming turned into control.

The Waldo Effect: Why We Cheer the Bully Who Shames the Powerful
Black Mirror
Nov 20, 2025

The Psychology of Ritualized Guilt and Collective Punishment

Black Mirrors's “White Bear” (S2E2) reveals how societies turn guilt into ritual—transforming punishment into performance and empathy into entertainment.

The Psychology of Ritualized Guilt and Collective Punishment
Black Mirror
Nov 13, 2025

Black Mirror’s “Be Right Back”: Denial, Bargaining, and the Psychology of Unfinished Grief

In S2E1 of Black Mirror’s “Be Right Back,” Martha becomes trapped in denial and bargaining—using technology to avoid loss, revealing the psychological cost of not accepting death.

Black Mirror’s “Be Right Back”: Denial, Bargaining, and the Psychology of Unfinished Grief
Black Mirror
Nov 6, 2025

The Mercy of Forgetting

Season 1, Episode 3, “The Entire History of You.” Why Black Mirror’s “The Entire History of You” shows that remembering everything is the cruelest kind of curse.

The Mercy of Forgetting
Black Mirror
Oct 30, 2025

Fifteen Million Merits: The Psychology of Learned Helplessness in a Digital Cage

Black Mirror Season 1, Episode 2: “Fifteen Million Merits.” Why do we keep pedaling even when the bike goes nowhere?

Fifteen Million Merits: The Psychology of Learned Helplessness in a Digital Cage
Black Mirror
Oct 23, 2025

The Pig, The People, and the Problem of Disgust

Why one act in Black Mirror’s "The National Anthem (S1E1)" divides us between gag reflex and admiration.

The Pig, The People, and the Problem of Disgust
Psychology
Oct 16, 2025

Netflix’s Straw: How Stress and Scarcity Turn a Bad Day into a Thriller

Tyler Perry’s Straw follows a single mother’s day from crisis to catastrophe, unpacking the science of stress, the psychology of scarcity, and the systems that push people to the brink.

Netflix’s Straw: How Stress and Scarcity Turn a Bad Day into a Thriller
Psychology
Oct 9, 2025

Game Theory and Teamwork in 21: How MIT Students Beat Vegas—Until Trust Busted the Bank

How a crew of MIT card-counters turned probability into profit—and why their biggest gamble was trusting each other.

Game Theory and Teamwork in 21: How MIT Students Beat Vegas—Until Trust Busted the Bank
Science
Oct 2, 2025

Why Did Walt Kowalski Sacrifice Himself in Gran Torino?

How an aging war vet’s self-destruction fits an ancient survival playbook shaped by genes, groups, and a deep need to matter.

Why Did Walt Kowalski  Sacrifice Himself in Gran Torino?
Science
Sep 25, 2025

Gran Torino and the Grumbling Years: Why Walt Kowalski Sounds Like Every Cranky Neighbor You Know

A drive-by tour of brain chemistry, loneliness, and lawn maintenance that turns late-life grousing into a science lesson.

Gran Torino and the Grumbling Years: Why Walt Kowalski Sounds Like Every Cranky Neighbor You Know
Science
Sep 18, 2025

What It (2017) Teaches Us About the Universal Jitters Around Clowns

A playful, brain-savvy stroll through red balloons, evolutionary alarms, and the sticky grin of Pennywise.

What It (2017) Teaches Us About the Universal Jitters Around Clowns
Psychology
Sep 11, 2025

Multiple Choice: Mickey 17 and the Disposable Self

Bong Joon‐ho’s clone‐comedy asks how many times a man can die before his meaning does.

Multiple Choice: Mickey 17 and the Disposable Self
Psychology
Sep 4, 2025

The Mauritanian: How Fear, Fatigue, and Authority Can Twist the Truth

Exploring how isolation, fear, and exhaustion can trick the brain into believing falsehoods.

The Mauritanian: How Fear, Fatigue, and Authority Can Twist the Truth
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