Meme overload
“Information overload” has been in our vocabulary for decades–we can all relate to the frustration of receiving 100+ emails a day and not having enough time to process all the information that comes at...
View ArticleTechnicolor brain images don’t show the whole picture
Scientists are in a mad rush to locate specific emotional and mental states in the brain: schadenfreude, empathy, even anomie (well, almost). Articles are published every day about scientists “mapping...
View ArticleWe don’t really know what we think we know
When it comes to self-deception, we humans are experts. We are quite able of convincing ourselves, for example, that we know something when in fact we really don’t. One of my favorite cogsci blogs,...
View ArticlePassionate about Passionate Users
I just discovered Creating Passionate Users, a blog/website that explores topics similar to my own interests (cognitive science & usability) but in a much more focused & professional way. We...
View ArticleMy favorite spaghetti sauce? Don’t ask me …
I just came across this 2004 TED talk in which Malcolm Gladwell explains why we should NOT ask customers what they want. In the case of spaghetti sauce, at least, we cannot always explain what we want....
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