- Is Barefoot Better?
- Wearing Glasses Will Get You a Better Job
- Take More Daydreaming Breaks to Improve Your Focus
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Burns and happiness «
- IndieGames.com – The Weblog – Feature: Top Freeware Experimental Games 2010
- News Desk: More Thoughts on the Decline Effect : The New Yorker
- The war of the manual of mental illness « Mind Hacks
- When Tears Are Shed, Is Manhood Lost? – Cultural Studies – NYTimes.com
Archive for February, 2011
Glasses, Daydreaming and Tears
In links on February 28, 2011 at 10:30 pmSchools, Placebos and Switch
In links on February 25, 2011 at 10:36 pm- Four Small Things You Can Do To Be An Exceptional Communicator – by Dumb Little Man
- YouTube – Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
- Why Do People Push Placebo Buttons?
- The War on Interruptions, an Excerpt from “Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard”
- Take Advantage of the Recession to Hone Your Haggling Skills
- The power of touch: An examination of the effect of duration of physical contact on the valuation of objects
Placebos, Meetings and Diets
In links on February 21, 2011 at 10:30 pm- The placebo effect: Now with 100% fewer lies – Boing Boing
- Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Walking Creates A Thirst For Dry Knowledge
- A Real Science of Mind – NYTimes.com
- Pretty Women Make Simple Men | Psychology Today
- Want to be more persuasive in meetings? – Farnam Street
- Social Science Palooza – NYTimes.com
- Real Evidence for Diets That Are Just Imaginary – NYTimes.com
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Temptations and Self-Control «
Gorillas, Obesity and Denial
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:38 pm- How Does Technology Affect Kids’ Friendships? – NYTimes.com
- Albert-Laszlo Barabasi: ‘Bursts’: Can Human Behavior Be Predicted And Controlled?
- The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
- Beating Obesity – Magazine – The Atlantic
- Michael Specter: The danger of science denial | Video on TED.com
- » An Intelligent Accent That Masks Origins [Disguise] Lone Iguana
- 10 Things Every Woman Should Know About a Man’s Brain | LiveScience
Liars, Nothing and Decisions
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:38 pm- Tips for being healthier, happier, more productive – The Energy Project
- CureTogether Blog » Blog Archive » 6 Surprisingly Effective Treatments for Depression
- Wash Your Hands After a Big Decision to Cut Down on Second-Guessing
- ‘Impossible motion’ trick wins Illusion Contest – physics-math – 11 May 2010 – New Scientist
- Campaign Spotlight – Campaign Offers Plenty of ‘Nothing’ – NYTimes.com
- Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks | Video on TED.com
- Detect a Good Liar By Knowing Their Most Effective Tactics
Nudge, Fibs and Sleep
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:38 pm- 4 ways to Nudge Yourself – Boing Boing
- The Secret to Designing an Intuitive UX: Match the Mental Model to the Conceptual Model | UX Magazine
- How to Reboot Your Sleep Cycle and Get the Rest You Deserve
- Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! | Video on TED.com
- How to Stop Worrying and Start Saving Time and Money with Auto Bill Pay and Online Banking
- Résumés Made for Fibbing – NYTimes.com
Leaders, Obsession and Storytelling
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- 50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do
- Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Video on TED.com
- Net-Worth Obsession – NYTimes.com
- Prototype – Putting Customers in Charge of Designing Shirts – NYTimes.com
- The Illusion of Truth – Farnam Street
- Video: Enhancing the Placebo Effect – Farnam Street
- Farnam Street – What the smartest people on the net read.
- Presentation Zen: Ira Glass:Tips on storytelling
Snacks, Ads and Email
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Phys Ed: Does Massage Help After Exercise? – NYTimes.com
- This is some targeted advertising. Feel the love, indeed. on Twitpic
- Keep Your Ringtone Unique to Avoid Unnecessary Anxiety
- Why You’re Hooked on Email – And Five Ways to Stop – by Dumb Little Man
- Behavioral Café – Carnegie Mellon University
- TED Blog | Dan Ariely asks, What is the right amount to pay bankers?
- CMU’s Research Cafe: a living behavioral economics lab that serves tasty snacks – Boing Boing
- 10 Reasons You Should Start Running Barefoot
Deprivation, Deception and Memorization
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Confirmation Bias « You Are Not So Smart
- The Surprising Toll of Sleep Deprivation – Newsweek
- Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception | Video on TED.com
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People «
- Quickly Memorize Lists Using the Loci Method
- Memorize Volume Conversions with a Helpful Graphic
- Hindsight Bias « You Are Not So Smart
- Want To Get Faster, Smarter? Sleep 10 Hours : NPR
Refs, Dating and Tools
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Soccer Refs Subconsciously Call More Fouls on Plays to the Left | Wired Science | Wired.com
- Why Online Dating Is So Unsatisfying | Dan Ariely | Big Think
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive A Crisper Solution «
- Boost Your Brainstorming with the Six Thinking Hats Method
- The 99 Percent – It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.
- Jon Ive On the Danger Of Sophisticated Tools
Greatness, Poker and Anchoring
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Get Smarter by Realizing You’re Not That Great
- » Cars in Uncommon Colors Protect Against Theft Lone Iguana
- Use a Slight Smile Instead of a Poker Face
- Anchoring Effect « You Are Not So Smart
- Use Incremental Reading to Memorize Large Batches of Data
- The Science Behind “Having a Bad Day” (and How to Solve It)
- Why Money Makes You Unhappy | Wired Science | Wired.com
Often, Transparency and Snap Judgments
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- How Do You Pronounce “Often”?
- The Illusion of Transparency « You Are Not So Smart
- Happiness and Sadness Spread Just Like Disease | Wired Science | Wired.com
- BigThink videos: Penn Jillette and Dan Ariely – Boing Boing
- Subjective Validation « You Are Not So Smart
- Sense of Touch Shapes Snap Judgments | Wired Science | Wired.com
Glasses, Habits and Massages
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- Use Tall, Narrow Glasses To Cut Down On Drinking
- Why don’t we kill each other as much as we used to? – Boing Boing
- Hacks to Help You Stay Healthy
- Use a Commitment Contract to Effectively Change Habits
- The High Low » Blog Archive » Can Buying Fake Glasses Make You More Dishonest?
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Looking for a massage … «
X Factor, Gray Matter and Shyness
In links on February 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm- BPS Research Digest: Shy students who use Facebook have better quality friendships
- That package made me overeat | Psychology Today
- Consider Your Mind’s Association with Numbers to Avoid Being Tricked by Them
- The X Factor of Economics – People – NYTimes.com
- Meditation May Increase Gray Matter
- BBC News – ‘Mum and dad made me multi-task better’
- » False Memories Lone Iguana
Donuts, Dentists and Dancing
In links on February 19, 2011 at 12:34 am- A Morning Donut Could Improve Your Memory and Ability to Concentrate
- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Annoying dentist… «
- The Now Habit: Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
- CureTogether Blog » Blog Archive » 6 Surprisingly Effective Treatments for Depression
- Dancing Makes You Smarter
- Rescu.me Calls or Texts Your Phone for a Pre-Scheduled Escape Interruption
- Julian Treasure: Shh! Sound health in 8 steps | Video on TED.com
Fur, Sex and Eating
In links on February 18, 2011 at 10:36 pm- How To Blast Away A Blue Mood – by Dumb Little Man
- » Be Smarter: Believe [Brain Screwers] Lone Iguana
- The Naked Truth: Why Humans Have No Fur: Scientific American
- ~ sacred folly ~: “Cheese crumbs spread before a pair of copulating rats will distract the female but not the male.” -Alfred Kinsey
- Science of Sex Appeal: Attractive Man Funk? : Video : Discovery Channel
- Play, Then Eat: Shift May Bring Gains at School – NYTimes.com
Dogs, Desires and Sugar
In links on February 14, 2011 at 10:30 pm- Smile Honestly and Double Your Chance of Not Dying
- A Physicist Turns the City Into an Equation – NYTimes.com
- The Doctor’s Dog Will See You Now – WSJ.com
- Emotional Intelligence Peaks in our 60s, Study Finds – AOL Health
- The Merry-Go-Round of Desire | Tricycle
- Creativity vies with language in brain – life – 17 December 2010 – New Scientist
- Combining Caffeine with Sugar May Improve Concentration
Ears, Social Skills and Fear
In links on February 11, 2011 at 10:36 pm- “Memorize Now” Helps You Commit Long Passages to Memory
- Believing You Can Be Smarter Actually Makes You Smarter
- Some Social Skills May Be Genetic | Wired Science | Wired.com
- 8 Unconventional Ways to De-stress and Release Tension | zen habits
- The Benefits of Ear Massage
- 6 Deceptively Simple Ways to Conquer Fear – by Dumb Little Man
Freud, Tears and Porn
In links on February 7, 2011 at 10:30 pm- Freud, psychiatry, and mental health in China : The New Yorker
- Scientists discover a chemical signal in human tears
- The Psychologists Daily
- Feeling the Future: has science proved that we’re psychic about porn? No (bet you saw that coming, etc) – Telegraph Blogs
- in over your head
- Hard Core – Magazine – The Atlantic
- Top 10 Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Posts for 2010 | Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
Locksmiths, Fear and Crows
In links on February 1, 2011 at 10:30 pm- Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Locksmiths «
- Brain Oddities: Spelling is Irrelevant to Comprehension | The Big Picture
- Imagine You’re Eating More and You’ll Eat Less
- How Fear Helps You Make Better Decisions
- Marginal Revolution: Why do so many prices end in .99?
- Clever Crows Use Tools in New Way | Wired Science | Wired.com
- O’Neal, Beckham-loved Power Balance bracelet makers admits it doesn’t work
- Medical Journal Says Autism Study a ‘Fraud’ – WSJ.com