The Way We Think

The Way We Think

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Why do people join cults? - Janja Lalich

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  1. 1 How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian
  2. 2 Why incompetent people think they're amazing - David Dunning
  3. 3 Why do people join cults? - Janja Lalich
  4. 4 How do focus groups work? - Hector Lanz
  5. 5 Would winning the lottery make you happier? - Raj Raghunathan
  6. 6 Why are we so attached to our things? - Christian Jarrett
  7. 7 The neuroscience of imagination - Andrey Vyshedskiy
  8. 8 Why do we feel nostalgia? - Clay Routledge
  9. 9 The psychology behind irrational decisions - Sara Garofalo
  10. 10 Why is being scared so fun? - Margee Kerr
  11. 11 Should you trust unanimous decisions? - Derek Abbott
  12. 12 5 tips to improve your critical thinking - Samantha Agoos
  13. 13 The psychology of narcissism - W. Keith Campbell
  14. 14 What is depression? - Helen M. Farrell
  15. 15 Why do we dream? - Amy Adkins
  16. 16 3 tips to boost your confidence - TED-Ed
  17. 17 Who am I? A philosophical inquiry - Amy Adkins
  18. 18 Inside the minds of animals - Bryan B Rasmussen
  19. 19 How people rationalize fraud - Kelly Richmond Pope
  20. 20 Ideasthesia: How do ideas feel? - Danko Nikolić
  21. 21 Why we love repetition in music - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
  22. 22 How art can help you analyze - Amy E. Herman
  23. 23 What is déjà vu? What is déjà vu? - Michael Molina
  24. 24 Should you trust your first impression? - Peter Mende-Siedlecki
  25. 25 The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey
  26. 26 What color is Tuesday? Exploring synesthesia - Richard E. Cytowic
  27. 27 How do you know whom to trust? - Ram Neta
  28. 28 The difference between classical and operant conditioning - Peggy Andover
  29. 29 Rethinking thinking - Trevor Maber
  30. 30 The Key to Media's Hidden Codes - Ben Beaton
  31. 31 An exercise in time perception - Matt Danzico
  32. 32 What is consciousness? - Michael S. A. Graziano
  33. 33 How does the Rorschach inkblot test work? - Damion Searls
  34. 34 Game theory challenge: Can you predict human behavior? - Lucas Husted
  35. 35 Can you outsmart this logical fallacy? - Alex Gendler
  36. 36 Do politics make us irrational? - Jay Van Bavel
  37. 37 Why do people fear the wrong things? - Gerd Gigerenzer
  38. 38 The dark history of IQ tests - Stefan C. Dombrowski
  39. 39 How do our brains process speech? - Gareth Gaskell
  40. 40 Ethical dilemma: The burger murders - George Siedel and Christine Ladwig
  41. 41 Can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors? - Elizabeth Cox
  42. 42 The rise of modern populism - Takis S. Pappas
  43. 43 Evolution’s great mystery - Michael Corballis
  44. 44 How to outsmart the Prisoner’s Dilemma - Lucas Husted
  45. 45 Why people fall for misinformation - Joseph Isaac
  46. 46 Are all of your memories real? - Daniel L. Schacter
  47. 47 Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? - Elizabeth Cox
  48. 48 Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? - Claire Wardle
  49. 49 How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew
  50. 50 Do personality tests work? - Merve Emre
  51. 51 Uncovering the brain's biggest secret - Melanie E. Peffer
  52. 52 Can you outsmart the apples and oranges fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
  53. 53 This tool will help improve your critical thinking - Erick Wilberding
  54. 54 How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano

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