Category Archives: Behavior

Metaphor behind consistent behavior – 5 Monkey Experiment

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

There is a word that describes this phenomenon: filiopietism, or the reverence of forebears or tradition carried to excess. A video that demonstrates through a simple experiment with monkeys, how people tend to resist change, even when it is for … Continue reading →

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Study Shows Baldness Can Be a Business Advantage

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

  Up for a promotion? If you’re a man, you might want to get out the clippers. Men with shaved heads are perceived to be more masculine, dominant and, in some cases, to have greater leadership potential than those with … Continue reading →

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Monkeys Pay for Sex After Learning to Use Money #behavior

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

Monkeys at the Yale University were trained to understand the monetary system. First thing Monkeys tried to buy with money was sex.          

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Novel Idea: French laundromats – La Machine du Voisin

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

French laundromats, attention! The peer-to-peer community is coming for you. A new online project called La Machine du Voisin (French for “the neighbor’s machine”) aims to eliminate trips to that dreaded destination, where hours are wasted waiting around under bad … Continue reading →

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Who cheats & lies more?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Who cheats more, the working class to escape poverty or the “well off” class because they feel entitled? And, who cheats more, the believers, god-fearing people or atheists, agnostics?   *** UPDATE ***   A new study says rich people … Continue reading →

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Insane Black Friday Shoppers

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Happy Corporate Holidays, America! Never mind early-bird specials. Night-owl deals may now define Black Friday. Retailers, jockeying for sales amid forecasts of tepid growth, opened their doors as early as 9 p.m. Thursday. And consumers, despite pessimism about the economy, … Continue reading →

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Top Lies People Tell

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

What do you lie about? When do you lie? And, why?                                                                                                                                                                  … Continue reading →

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Renata Salecl – The Paradox of Choice

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Renata Salecl (born in 1962) is a Slovenian philosopher, sociologist and legal theorist. She is a senior researcher at the Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana. She has been a visiting professor at London School … Continue reading →

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Weird Product : Barbecue-scented perfume

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Ladies, are you looking to get the attention of a real meat eater? BBQ smells good to men. Why not wear it to get their attention. BBQ perfume, Oh yeah Que, an intoxicating bouquet of spices, smoke, meat, and sweet … Continue reading →

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Selection of Best Beer Commercials

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Correlation, causation, and a beer commercial : This Australian beer commercial can serve as a metaphor for the question of whether correlation implies causation: Read : What is the difference between causation and correlation? I enjoy the creativity of this … Continue reading →

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