Monthly Archives: January 2012

Gerd Gigerenzer, Author of Calculated Risks: how to know when numbers deceive you, explains that we cling to our “illusion of certainty” because the medical industry, insurance companies, investment advisers, and election campaigns have become purveyors of certainty, marketing it … Continue reading →

The upside of uncertainty between friends colleagues and lovers is learning to explain how we like to be treated in a certain way or detail. When I ask this question, “How do you like to be treated?” my prediction will … Continue reading →

Is thinking competitive? If it is then maybe the only time that conversation is not competitive is when we are not thinking while conversing or conversation by script or by rote. I wonder if it is possible to find the … Continue reading →

Do apes have explicit agreements with each other? I don’t think so. I think they lack the language to make such explicit agreements and they live a more implicit existence. Do people have explicit agreements with each other? Once again … Continue reading →