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?...
Psychology
15 Oct What is Emotional Intelligence?
Posted at 07:28h
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 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?...
29 Sep Your Genes Affect Your Education
Posted at 12:47h
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?...
29 Sep What is an Ad Hominem attack?
Posted at 11:54h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Funny, Management, Politics, Popular Culture, Psychology, Wired
Have you ever watched someone "win" an argument without actually addressing a single point their opponent made?...
29 Sep Think you have a «Type A» personality? Sorry, that`s fake news!
Posted at 10:30h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Braincraft, C1 - Advanced, Environment, Funny, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
Do you actually know where the Type A / Type B personality theory came from, or have you just always assumed it was solid science?...
28 Sep The 4 Things it Takes to be an Expert
Posted at 11:38h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Management, Other, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
What does a chess grandmaster and someone who memorised 70,000 digits of pi actually have in common?...