16 Nov Be Interesting and Cool in English; Speak Confident English
Do you actually know what makes someone "interesting" to talk to, or have you just assumed it's about having impressive things to say?...
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16 Nov A Funny Look At The Unintended Consequences of Technology
When social media launched, the pitch was simple: connect people. So why does it so often feel like the opposite happened?...
15 Oct What is Emotional Intelligence?
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in B1 - Intermediate, B2 - Upper-intermediate, Management, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, The School of Life
Can you name someone you consider emotionally intelligent without immediately second-guessing your choice?...
15 Oct Pricing effect: Why a higher price tag makes wine taste better. Why are we all so stupid?
Posted at 07:25h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Business Insider, Economics, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science
If you paid more for a bottle of wine last night, did it actually taste better, or did your brain just tell you it did?...
15 Oct Anchoring Effect: Guess how many jelly beans are in a jar (why are we all so stupid?!)
Posted at 07:21h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Business Insider, Economics, Funny, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
When someone throws out a number first in a negotiation, how much does that number actually control where the deal ends up?...
15 Oct Why Are We So Attached To Our Things?
If someone offered you more money for something you own than you paid for it, why might you still not want to sell it?...
15 Oct Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement
When two doctors examine the same patient, why might they reach completely different diagnoses even though they trained at the same hospital, read the same research, and have the same years of experience?...
15 Oct The Incredible Promise of Psychedelic Therapy
What if the single biggest obstacle to therapy working has nothing to do with the therapist, the patient, or the number of sessions?...
14 Oct How These Companies Cracked the Four Day Work Week
Does a shorter work week actually make employees more productive, or is that just what companies tell themselves to feel better about the change?...
29 Sep Your Genes Affect Your Education
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in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Big Think, Environment, Management, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
Do you think two siblings raised in the same home, by the same parents, with the same opportunities, should turn out equally successful?...