Watch Closely Researchers did an interesting memory study. They had a guy pretending to be a thief come into a large classroom while a professor was lecturing and steal a bag off the desk in front. A common understanding is that winners of wars write the history books. We might assume that […]
Over The Line
Weekend Plans A few years ago me and some friends were trying to figure out what to do for the weekend. It was Friday, and were at work. We decided to play softball. We each thought of two other people we could recruit, giving us a total of 18. We decided to meet the next […]
Brainless Society
Drug Ads on TV It’s a widely accepted fact that 70% of all television advertisements are paid for by the pharmaceutical companies but what’s unclear is why these ads are so uninteresting. If you watch ads from other consumer products like fast food or shoes or Doritos or Snickers, these ads will be very […]
Curiosity Of Knowledge
Science Test There’s a very famous psychological test that was done shortly after World War II. They wanted to find out why an entire country had gone crazy and done such crazy things. They organized this test with three people. The Authority figure, The Teacher and The Learner. The Authority figure told the Teacher […]
Deferential Porn Stars
Tech Expo A few months ago I went to this very interesting Expo in Las Vegas. It was a Tech Expo. What was a particularly interesting about this particular Tech Expo is that it was right next door to a porn Expo. I didn’t know this till I got there so naturally I tried […]
How To Start A Cult
How To Be The Chosen One If you want to start your own cult, it’s not that different from baking a cake. Meaning if you get all the right ingredients together and mix them up together in the right way, you’ll get a cake. If you do the same, you’ll get a cult. Of course, […]
The Freeloader Problem
Two Sides Of A Deadly Coin Way back in the day, we humans lived in small tribes of a few hundred people. Life was harsh. Getting food was difficult and dangerous. Predators were everywhere, and the food tended to run away. Animals didn’t want to be killed and eaten. Hunter Gather Instincts We humans […]
Brainless Human Syndrome
Why Most Of Us Can’t Think Once upon a time a very timid fellow decides to take an ocean cruise. He was very worried, as he’d never been out on the ocean. After the first couple days, he felt brave enough to venture out on the deck. But as luck would have it, as soon […]
Authority Paradox
The Guy In Charge Said So One of the go-to ways for most of us silly humans to figure out what’s what is to see what somebody in charge says. Study after study shows this. They put ten people in a room, and dump in an unexpected and complicated task. Time after time, people will […]
How To Kill Social Anxiety
Everybody’s Got It There are many truths about humans and human nature. Here are two: All people have social anxiety. All people would like to have less social anxiety. Consider this a given. Many people would like to go out and meet people, but they say, “Yeah, but I have social anxiety!” Unfortunately, some people […]
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