The danger of automation
Since the time that computer and IT systems became part of the daily life, a new cognitive error is affecting the human decision making process.
When knowing something is disadvantageous: the curse of knowledge
Reasoning on what others are thinking is a fundamental activity for a human being, if he wants to interpret the behaviors of others.
The power of suggestibility on memory
The storage and processing of information inside the human memory is a process that is as fascinating as it is complex.
Why we lie at work (and not only there)
Most people lie during negotiations and commercial talks and everybody believes they were victim of liars at work.
Nudges that help animals not to go extinct
Ken Ramirez applied the theory of Nudges to make animals’ life a bit easier and in some cases allow them to survive.
It is not laziness that makes us postpone to tomorrow what should be done today
In a company, people of all ranks procrastinate the submission of projects, miss important appointments and arrive late.
A cognitive error in football
Up to June 27th 2021, 14 penalties were assigned during Euro 2020. Only in two of these the goalkeeper decided to stay in the center.
The bias at the base of mentalism and astrology
P.T. Barnum was a famous owner of a circus, known for having a great success in guessing stories and details of his audience members.
Humor in advertisement
In 1989, in the US, it was estimated that about one quarter of TV prime time advertisements contained humor.
Conversations that trap you
We all know examples of boring conversations in which we were trapped and we were incapable of ending in a short period of time.
