30 May Why we see patterns in randomness
If three deals fall through in a row, is your team actually in a slump, or are you just counting wrong?...
Psychology
30 May How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk
What makes a TED Talk feel intelligent, even when the content is almost meaningless?...
30 May The dangers of copying successful people
Posted at 19:45h
in B1 - Intermediate, BBC, Business, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
If Bill Gates dropped out of university and became a billionaire, does that mean dropping out was the reason he succeeded?...
30 May Talking about my generation
Does your company actually treat a 55-year-old and a 28-year-old the same way, or do you just tell yourself it does?...
30 May Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace
Posted at 18:01h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Management, Other, Popular Culture, Psychology
Do millennials actually have shorter attention spans, or have workplaces just gotten more boring?...
26 May What would you learn if you read 100 self-help books?
Posted at 11:37h
in B1 - Intermediate, Business, Other, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
Is reading 100 self-help books an act of serious self-investment, or just an expensive way to avoid actually changing?...
30 Abr «Collective Illusions»: Why false consensus in society is so dangerous
Posted at 11:41h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Big Think, Politics, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
Have you ever publicly agreed with something you privately thought was completely wrong?...
09 Mar How did pink become a girly colour?
Can you name the exact moment in history when pink stopped being a neutral colour and became coded as feminine?...
09 Mar Why Some People Are Always Late
Is being late actually a personality flaw, or is it closer to a biological trait you were born with?...
02 Mar Your memory is lying to you. Here’s how.
Can you trust your own memory of how a key business decision went down?...