Phoenicians – Early Trade in Ideas
“Trade and travel bring people into relationships with each other with resulting disruption of the local religious and ethical life, and then some political...
In and Out: Group Bias
“A prejudice, unlike a simple misconception, is actively resistant to all evidence that would unseat it." -- Gordon W. Allport, Psychologist Us v. Them In a...
Division of Labor: Excelling v. Extinction
“When the whole man is involved there is no work. Work begins with the division of labor.” --Marshall McLuhan White House kitchen staff division of labor...
Small Bias – Big Effects
We associate the term bias with “bias against,” but not so often “bias towards,” or pro bias. But in a famous simulation by economist Thomas Schelling, it is...
Quotes on Magic and Science
There are thousands of quotable quotes associated with presidents, geniuses, educators, athletes, religious and military leaders, great builders, lawmakers,...
Slate Magazine interview, "The Davy Crockett Craze," August 31, 2023
The Davy Crockett craze in 1955: How Walt Disney created a cultural phenomenon totally by accident. How Davy Crockett rescued Disneyland.
The Inheritance Talk: Why Money Mindfulness Is So Difficult--and Important
"The New York Times Advertising: T Brand Studio seeking a psychologist or sociologist who can provide deeper scientific context on why people avoid having...