Optimism Genetically Determined
Posted on08 Aug 2013
TagsPersonality, complacency, glass half full-half empty metaphor, Oxford Centre for Emotions and Affective Neuroscience, Elaine Fox, YinYang, The Economist, problem solving, Pollyannaism, pessimism, optimism, nature/nurture, innovation, glass, genetic code, free will, dissent
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We aren’t born blank slates; we come with personalities. These personalities, along with our bodies (more) and hormones influence our views, including... Read More
Change Management Strategy #5: Two Pictures of Change
For any change management strategy, it’s important to identify how we and the culture we’re impacting conceptually picture change. This helps us... Read More
Your Brain, the Final Frontier
Posted on08 Apr 2013
TagsHuman Genome Project, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Brain Mapping Analogy, The Economist, technology, Star Trek, brain, rational actor theory, Management by objective, management, knowledge, humans, genetic code, free will, emotions, context, conditionality, biology, behavioral economics
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“Space, the final frontier” introduced Star Trek’s original series, but assessments of our human knowledge indicate that the space between our ears... Read More
How Altruism in Groups Plays Out Against Self-interest
In genetics altruism creates a dilemma. Darwin even considered it a challenge to his theory of natural selection where self-interest seems to... Read More
Illusion of Free Will Revisited
Posted on22 Sep 2011
Tagsbehavior, biology, David Eagleman, decisions, evolution, free will, genetic code, nature/nurture, Personality, psychology, rational actor theory, rationale, subconscious, technology, The Atlantic, The Economist
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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
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
