8 episodes
Unusual Connections Louis D. van Niekerk
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- Society & Culture
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Why dophamine junkies are creative
I explore the link between the neurological pathways in creative people and why entrepreneurs are dophamine junkies
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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.
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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.
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