The Delusion Engine – Part 1: The Narrative Machine5 November 2020·1347 words·7 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Cognitive Biases Decision Making Behavioral Psychology Social Influence Human Rationality Decision-Making and BiasExamines how the brain generates post-hoc justifications for unconscious decisions, using evidence from choice blindness, priming studies, and the Wason Selection Task.
How Do You Build a Better Argument?1 November 2020·2037 words·10 minsHuman Systems and Behavior AI Automation Developer-Psychology Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking
Who Decides What a Free Market Looks Like?20 October 2020·2209 words·11 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Human Systems and Behavior Systems and Innovation Market Regulation Wealth Inequality Political Economy
What Is Something Worth?10 October 2020·348 words·2 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Value Theory Decision Making Behavioral Economics Moral Philosophy Social Systems Decision-Making and BiasA seven-part analytical exploration of value across disciplines including economics, neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.
What Is Something Worth? – Part 7: What Is a Good Life Worth Living?10 October 2020·1544 words·8 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Value Theory Decision Making Behavioral Economics Moral Philosophy Social Systems Decision-Making and BiasSynthesizes philosophical and psychological perspectives on well-being and the good life.
What Is Something Worth? – Part 6: The Politics of What Matters10 October 2020·1340 words·7 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Value Theory Decision Making Behavioral Economics Moral Philosophy Social Systems Decision-Making and BiasConnects value systems to political disagreement and ideological division.
What Is Something Worth? – Part 5: Feeling Is Knowing10 October 2020·1393 words·7 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Value Theory Decision Making Behavioral Economics Moral Philosophy Social Systems Decision-Making and BiasExamines the role of emotion as a mechanism for value perception.
What Is Something Worth? – Part 4: Where Do Your Values Come From?10 October 2020·1314 words·7 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Value Theory Decision Making Behavioral Economics Moral Philosophy Social Systems Decision-Making and BiasInvestigates the origins and structure of human values across psychology and sociology.
What Is Something Worth? – Part 3: The Things You Won't Sell10 October 2020·1292 words·7 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Value Theory Decision Making Behavioral Economics Moral Philosophy Social Systems Decision-Making and BiasAnalyzes protected values and why some things resist market logic.
What Is Something Worth? – Part 2: Your Brain Has a Spreadsheet10 October 2020·1138 words·6 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Value Theory Decision Making Behavioral Economics Moral Philosophy Social Systems Decision-Making and BiasExplores how the brain computes value using a common neural currency.