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...
Card Sharps, Blind Spots, and Monkey Business
The Three-card Monte is a scam that’s been around since the 15th century. In England, it’s called Find the Lady; in France, Bonneteau. It...