A Berry Gone Sour: The Demise of RIM and BlackBerry
StartFragmentHey, remember BlackBerry? In this day and age, it's basically the smartphone equivalent of asking about digital watches or...
The Weed in your Brain
Taraxacum is not some newly found dinosaur. It is the scientific name for the pesky weed commonly called the dandelion. The dandelion...
Six Strategies for Avoiding the Truth
Are you lying to yourself every day? Depends: are you a "Bayesian Updater?" Hopefully you are. The term is named after Reverend Thomas...
The Brain's Allergy to the Big Picture
Do you suffer from Systems Blindness? You almost certainly do. The problem is that your brain’s hardwiring is designed primarily to keep...
Why your brain is no match for Vegas
Thanks to modern jet travel, I am currently high above the American Great Plains, winging my way to Las Vegas tonight to speak at a...
The Reality Gap and the Power of Self-Myth
You are not you. By that, I mean that the idea of Self -- the single arbitrator of decisions and sole captain of your wants and desires...
What Makes Meetings So Terrible? The Asch Conformity Paradigm, For One Thing.
There is a special dialect unique to the corporate world. If you work at a big company, your brain might at this moment be reflexively...
Your Brain on Bias
Last year, roughly 40,000 people died in automobile crashes on America's highways. This is a tragic number, but it has been much worse in...
Beware of Angels and Snackwell Cookies
When is the last time you ran into an angel? Not "angle"--we're talking harp, robes, and halo. Well, it turns out you don't have to...
Peanut Butter and Jelly, Long-Dead Warlords, and Procrastination
Let's have a moment's appreciation for the humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich. That most American of lunch bag staples, this classic...
