Unusual Connections

Louis D. van Niekerk

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I love understanding the mechanics behind society, technological development, politics, war-fare - just about anything. I tend to make unusual connections simply because of the way my brain is wired.

28/01/2021

How you get fooled into not quitting when you should

Discover how your brain fools you into believing things and deciding matters that are fundamentally incorrect, without you ever knowing that it is.

8 min
25/01/2021

Covid-19 as an evolutionary filter

Covid-19 is showing us in real and practical terms precisely how evolution works ar least as far as the development of the immune system is concerned.

6 min
22/01/2021

Why (some) Christians love Trump

It has been fascinating me for more than four years now how a man who so clearly lives anything but the Christian values, can have such a large following among Christians.

10 min
31/08/2019

Why dophamine junkies are creative

I explore the link between the neurological pathways in creative people and why entrepreneurs are dophamine junkies

7 min
30/08/2019

Why the Dunning-Kruger effect prevents you from fulfilling your and others’ full potential.

A players are rare. Not placing them together is an injustice because the Dunning-Kruger effect will see them diminished to the level of B-players. Find out how you are a victim of this cognitive bias whether you are a A, B or C-player.

7 min
29/08/2019

Risk is an everyday life occurrence. Knowing how to identify it may make you happier.

Don’t ever under estimate the risk-reward relationship. Make sure you know how to recognise and manage risk.

7 min
28/08/2019

Why a birthday is nothing to be celebrated

Congratulations, it’s your birthday! Really, congratulations for what? I make an unusual connection about birthdays in this episode. Come and discover why maybe you should not celebrate your birthday or anybody else’s for that matter.

5 min
22/08/2019

Why you don’t have to read your WhatsApps?

We explore why nobody has the right to insist you read your WhatsApp, email, etc. If you don’t protect your privacy nobody will.

5 min

8 Episodes

I love understanding the mechanics behind society, technological development, politics, war-fare - just about anything. I tend to make unusual connections simply because of the way my brain is wired.

Creator

Louis D. van Niekerk
Years Active

2019 - 2021
Episodes

8
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Unusual Connections

Unusual Connections

Episodes

How you get fooled into not quitting when you should

Covid-19 as an evolutionary filter

Why (some) Christians love Trump

Why dophamine junkies are creative

Why the Dunning-Kruger effect prevents you from fulfilling your and others’ full potential.

Risk is an everyday life occurrence. Knowing how to identify it may make you happier.

Why a birthday is nothing to be celebrated

Why you don’t have to read your WhatsApps?

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