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 […]
Social Proof Hallucination
End Of Stone Age The stone age ended when ancient humans figured out how to smelt ore, get the metal out and make tools and weapons. They’ve found very intricately decorated bowls in some of the oldest mines. They suspect it’s the humans giving gifts to the gods of the Earth in exchange […]
Jungian Love Instincts and Fate
Hypnotic Amnesia I had a friend go to this hypnosis show recently. He volunteered to go up on stage. The hypnotist made him forget the number three. And he gave him a post hypnotic suggestion to not remember the number three for three days. He asked his permission before hypnotizing him and he […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drive By Psychic
So This Friend Set Me Up I had this nice female colleague several years ago. I say nice because she was always trying to set me up with her friends. A lot of guys don’t like this because they don’t like to go on a date with somebody that they might not be attracted […]
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 […]