by Digit | Jul 6, 2021 | Insight
Sadly, Donald Rumsfeld passed away last week. He is probably best known to most for what was considered as quite a confusing quote where he identified a situation where there were “known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns”. At the time he was somewhat mocked...
by Digit | May 24, 2021 | Insight
There are 190 cognitive biases listed on Wikipedia. This is the story of the 191st. In this Vlog we will tell you why a professor became interested in the psychology of penis size, how he revealed the sinister origins of a cultural myth and how his work was added to...
by Digit | May 10, 2021 | Insight
Have you ever heard of James Randi? In his day he was a famous magician, but later in life he became better known for something else. In the 1980’s he took on the academics and won! Learn about the valuable lesson James Randi teaches us about being objective and how...
by Digit | Apr 26, 2021 | Insight
We are all familiar with hypnosis; swinging pocket watches, people in trances then, boom! “You’re back in the room”. However, this doesn’t accurately represent what hypnosis is. As is common, the true story of hypnosis is actually far more...
by Digit | Apr 12, 2021 | Insight
Ever wondered about the science behind water divining (also known as dowsing) and Ouija boards? Well it’s actually nothing to do with finding water or talking to the departed and everything to do with our conscious, or rather unconscious, experience of the...
by Digit | Mar 1, 2021 | Insight
Behavioural Science tells us that people simply aren’t aware of the internal workings of their brain which has an unhelpful tendency to expect certain outcomes. This expectation effect leads us to not only expect, but actually experience, things differently...
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