What feels like a lifetime ago, in the late 1990s, I was a shell of a human, having endured a cancer diagnosis, nine months of chemotherapy, a relapse, more chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, operations to remove bits and pieces of my body, and procedures to insert tubes in my...
(42) Comments | Posted December 6, 2011 | 4:44 PM
Public transit riders in Toronto have been coming face-to-face with farm animals thanks to an ad campaign that asks "Why love one but eat the other?" The 1,000 poster-sized ads juxtapose pictures of pets such as cats and dogs with images of animals most people equate with food,...
(3) Comments | Posted November 19, 2011 | 7:30 AM
Humans do not make decisions in a vacuum. We are heavily influenced by our environments; sometimes subconsciously.
A well-known psychological tendency that influences decisions is known as anchoring. The 'anchor' upon which a decision rests can heavily influence its outcome. One well-known example in behavioral economics comes from a
(2) Comments | Posted November 3, 2011 | 8:58 AM
Recent volatility in financial markets has been enough to make most people afraid to even glance at their investment accounts, with many filing away their monthly financial statements with the envelopes remaining sealed. "Out of sight, out of mind," we nervously reassure ourselves.
Certainly there are profound...
Comments | Posted January 24, 2012 | 9:26 AM