Culture & Religion — October 1, 2009

Rock Scissors Paper

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Poker champion Annie Duke visited Big Think today. Not only is she good at high-stakes cards, she is a former winner of the World Series of Rock Paper Scissors. She told us about gender differences in poker and how poker strategies can be applied to business.

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Flipping the script on leader feedback: Why leaders need feedback too

Leaders don’t lack resources aimed at helping them deliver more meaningful employee feedback. Yet, candid and comprehensive feedback for leaders, particularly on leadership and management skills, receives far less attention. […]

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Hard Science

Test Video

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Life

Test Internal Ceros

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Business

How “somatic markers” can transform your decision-making

Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.

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Starts With A Bang

How logic and reasoning can fail as scientific tools

In logic, ‘reductio ad absurdum’ shows how flawed arguments fall apart. Our absurd Universe, however, often defies our intuitive reasoning.

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Healthcare and the Press

One of my parents works in a cardiologist practice, one of my siblings is a nurse and I myself am covered by the Spanish public healthcare system. While ours views […]