The Problem(s) With Myers-Briggs in Business
Imagine going to a corporate team-building event where everyone in your office was sorted and evaluated based on the results of taking...
The Pygmalion Problem
Just how much is your performance shaped by the way your boss talks to you? To what extent are our behaviors, attitudes, and identities...
Fallen Empires and Phony Wine: The Seersucker Effect
Making iffy predictions about our future: it’s been a hallmark of human behavior for at least as long as we’ve been recording our...
Confirmation Bias and the Parasites Nesting in Your Brain
"What is the most resilient parasite?” asks Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2011 movie Inception. “Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm?”...
Why Evidence Doesn't Matter
Given that a good reporter is supposed to be both truthful and balanced, how should journalists cover an issue when opposing camps refuse...
Heroes and Patients: Rage vs. Obsession
Across a wide variety of domains, people who have achieved expertise share a common trait. In fact, this one factor might lie at the very...
The Pros and Cons of Positive Thinking
What’s the best way to gear up for a new habit? There are two common approaches. One is to imagine the positive outcome of solving a...
The Power of Distractibility
Do you experience difficulty in filtering interruptions out of everyday life? Do outside forces—sirens, a co-worker chewing loudly in the...
Creativity and IQ: What 1500 Kids Can Teach Us
How does your IQ affect your creativity? One might assume that having a super high IQ would garner you more powerful creative flights of...
The Siren Call of Convenience
We Americans are proudly and hugely into our conveniences. We buy pre-washed lettuce and pre-cut chicken pieces because it's more...
