Robb G. BestFeb 21, 20192 minBamboozled! How Disguises Fool UsAt this point, it’s well-trod territory: why couldn’t star reporter Lois Lane recognize that her nerdy coworker Clark Kent was also Super...
Robb G. BestOct 18, 20182 minFighting Loneliness with "Likes"Studies show that senior citizens are more connected to the web than ever before. According to the Pew Research Group, smartphone ownersh...
Robb G. BestOct 11, 20182 minIn The War on Truth, a New Weapon“Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it,” wrote Jonathan Swift in 1710. Variations of the saying, including the punchier "...
Robb G. BestSep 13, 20182 minBad News for Bad TempersDoes someone in your life havean unusually short fuse? Maybe you’ve witnessed a co-worker repeatedly go ballistic on the printer whenever...
Robb G. BestAug 28, 20182 minWhy the Secrets of Language May Be Hiding in Your BirdcageThe Bengalese finch is what happens when for 250 years, people breed the white-rumped munia for its snowy plumage. It’s paler than its wi...
Robb G. BestAug 16, 20182 minSeen and Heard: Growing Language Skills in KidsFor parents of young children hoping to boost their offspring’s language skills, the solution might be simpler than you think: talk to th...
Robb G. BestAug 2, 20182 minAre Women Better at Reacting to Faces?It’s an old stereotype that women can pick up on social nuances that men can’t. Ask a neuroscientist whether women are more adept at inte...
Robb G. BestJul 26, 20182 minDecoding the Hidden Language of Your EyeballPreviously, we’ve talked about how enlarged pupils can signify attention or arousal. If someone’s pupils dilate when you talk to them, co...
Robb G. BestJun 22, 20182 minCan Your Horse Read Your Mood?Horses are remarkable creatures. 47 million years ago, their evolutionary ancestor was just two feet tall. Anatomically speaking, their “w...
Robb G. BestJun 13, 20182 minWhen Songs Are Your FriendsHow do you listen to music? I don’t mean “Are you a headphones person or more of a speaker fan?” I mean, what parts of your brain do you ...
Robb G. BestMay 17, 20182 minThe Cutest Fact You'll Learn TodayWe all want to hang out with the people who really “get” us—our equals, our peers. As it turns out, this even appears to hold true for in...
Robb G. BestFeb 15, 20183 minThe New Sales ABCsIn To Sell is Human, writer Daniel Pink makes a bold declaration: regardless of our official job title, the majority of us are in sales. ...
Robb G. BestSep 28, 20174 minThe Problem(s) With Myers-Briggs in BusinessImagine going to a corporate team-building event where everyone in your office was sorted and evaluated based on the results of taking on...
Robb G. BestSep 21, 20174 minThe Pygmalion ProblemJust how much is your performance shaped by the way your boss talks to you? To what extent are our behaviors, attitudes, and identities s...
Robb G. BestJun 5, 20152 minSuccessful Sales and the Problem with AdjectivesWhat makes a good salesperson? Well, people on the internet certainly have some ideas. You only need to do a quick Google search for "sal...
Robb G. BestMay 15, 20152 minThe Goldilocks Rule of SalesThe idea of a life in sales can have a greasy connotation, summoning the mental image of a slick insurance or car salesman pitching you s...
Robb G. BestFeb 27, 20153 minThe Secret to Good Communication: It's All About the BICYou may not know the name of Hungarian journalist László József Bíró, but if you’ve ever written a shopping list or jotted down a quick n...
Robb G. BestJan 23, 20152 minBuild Yourself a Smarter MeetingTeamwork is at the very heart of our idea of modern life. From sports to business, it's thought to be the bedrock of success. (Look at an...
Robb G. BestAug 14, 20144 minThe Smoking Monkey MemoThe inventor of the airplane seatbelt was a man ahead of his time. It's an over-used expression but in this case, it applies: engineer an...
Robb G. BestAug 1, 20142 minNeuroscience, Decision-making, and StrippersDecision making: there are countless books about it because, lets face it, decisions are at the epicenter of what we humans do. Make the w...