Blank Slates No More
Part of what makes intuition so powerful is the assumption that we are born with personalities, talents and knowledge. Life then becomes... Read More
The Silent Revolution: Understanding Ourselves
Posted on03 Nov 2011
Tagspersonal computing, emotions, energy, Francisco Pereira, free will, humans, intuition, Jack Gallant, Martin Dresler, Max Panck Institute, medical, conscious, Princeton University, research methodologies, Star Trek, subconscious, technology, The Economist, Thoughts, University of California Berkeley, University of Minnesota, Bin He, biotechnology, brain, cloud computing
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As I had mentioned in The Rise of Intuition, the biggest advancement we’ll see in the next five to fifteen years will... Read More
Correlation: High Testosterone and Poor Risk Assessment
Posted on24 Oct 2011
Tagsfree will, biochemical, Cambridge University, decisions, diversity, emotions, employees, failure, hubris, John Coates, management, Personality, process, technology, The Economist
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When I’ve written about the illusion of free will, I’ve focused on the advancement of technology and research methodologies to uncover subconscious... Read More
Illusion of Free Will Revisited
Posted on22 Sep 2011
Tagsgenetic code, The Economist, The Atlantic, technology, subconscious, rationale, rational actor theory, psychology, Personality, nature/nurture, free will, evolution, decisions, David Eagleman, biology, behavior
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I decided to revisit the illusion of free will after running across two other articles reinforcing it. As technology and research methodologies... Read More
People Easily Make False Confessions
Posted on22 Aug 2011
Tagsconfession, conscious, free will, Innocence Project, interrogations, intuition, Jennifer Perillo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, logic, Maastricht University, people, process, reason, Robert Horselenberg, Saul Kassin, subconscious, subjective, technology, The Economist, truth
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When we approach problems too logically and reasonably, we tend to place too much faith in the dominance of consciousness and to... Read More
The Illusion of Free Will
Posted on24 Feb 2011
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The notion of free will is a byproduct of our conscious, more specifically our ego. It treats emotions as a nuisance which... Read More
