neuroscience
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The History of Literature #350 – Mystery! (with Jonah Lehrer)
Mysteries! Beloved by adults and children alike, it’s hard to imagine a genre with a more universal appeal. But what makes mysteries so compelling? What is it about mysteries – and human beings, for that matter – that makes mysteries so seductive? And how do authors like Shakespeare and J.K. Rowling turn the mechanics of Continue reading
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The Neuroscience of Lists
Ryan Shmeizer gives us 10 reasons why lists are so tough to resist: In the end, we have what Charlie Munger calls the Lollapalooza Effect: when multiple psychological biases combine together in the same direction, the effect is compounded on a tremendous scale. It’s no wonder that Buzzfeed’s list of it’s 50 Best Posts of Continue reading
Jacke Wilson 