On Phone-Free Spaces, Privacy, and Human Rationality
This month, we take a look at the unsettling habit we have with our phones, the hypocritical stance we have behind privacy, and behavioral economics’ role in understanding human rationality.
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Our Need For True Connection Is Giving Rise To Phone-Free Spaces
Are phones good for us? As social animals, we veered away from the original purpose of phones. It has become an individual habit that we bring to shared spaces. Read more about how we create an unpleasant situation for others just by using our phones.
Our Evolved Intuitions About Privacy Aren’t Made For This Era
Why are we so critical of companies for invading our privacy, but still post on social media? Privacy is something we protected even before social media. Our evolutionary roots possess the need to maintain boundaries for safety and security. Tune in for more to understand how our intuition doesn’t match today’s privacy.
The ID and the Nudge: Where Freud Meets Behavioral Economics
What is behavioral economics and why are scientists so fascinated by it? It is the bridge that analyzes and explains the constraints behind human rationality. In the research of behavioral economics, scientists have found ways to improve our judgment and decision-making. Read more to find how Daniel Kahneman’s System 1 & System 2 relates to Sigmund Freud’s dual nature of mental processes.
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