Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/mysimpleshow Every day we perceive many visual impressions. We can differentiate a multitude of colors in a bunch of flowers, and we can respond in a matter of seconds when driving a car. But what do we actually know about visual perception? Learn t
Some people experience trauma at an early age and robs them of this sense of safety and security, and they often grow up to carry that trauma with them well into their adulthood. Defined as “the experience of a single or multiple events by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful,” studie
Have you ever experienced that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach? It probably meant you were dreading something. But, why is it that we dread some things and not others? And how does this affect how we feel about risk? Brian Zikmund Fisher is back with Risk Bites to talk about how we tend
Brian Zikmund-Fisher is back to talk about how familiarity affects how we feel about risk, and how this can affect the decisions we make. This week's Risk Bites team: David Faulkner (post-production) Brian Zikmund-Fisher (narrative and animation) Andrew Maynard (all the other stuff) Risk Bites is
Risk is not just a number -- it also involves how we feel about things. This week Risk Bites introduces Dr. Brian Zikmund-Fisher, who will be talking more in future videos about how we perceive and feel about risk, and what this means about the risk decisions we make. This week's Risk Bites team:
Language is fascinating, but how do we really understand it? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Follow Life Noggin! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifeNoggin/?ref=br_rs Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifenoggin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifenoggin Official We
How do you decide whether you should be worried about communicable diseases like measles? University of Michigan’s Professor Brian Zikmund-Fisher returns to Risk Bites to explain the "availability heuristic" – the way we all use our memory and feelings to inform our risk perceptions about infectious
About 5-10% of all children are born with dyslexia. Children with dyslexia may swap numbers when reading, swap letters when they appear, or skip words when writing. Some see their handwritten letters upside down and others have problems with the grammar rules - writing correctly is often impossible.
Sadhguru looks at why people are going through so much stress in today's world. If you ask people why they are stressed, many will say it is because of their job. However, even if you take care of their survival process and don't make them work, still people won't be settled with life. Narrating a
Smart risk-decisions require good science. But not every risk conversation is about the evidence. Responsible innovation around emerging technologies -- and a whole host of other areas -- rely on conversations about risk that are inclusive of different perspectives, concerns and aspirations. The
Plenty of people have an opinion on whether the precautionary principle is good or bad, but what exactly is it? Risk Bites dives into the precautionary principle, and provides an essential background for understanding its relevance in areas like responsible innovation and risk innovation. RESOURCE
How do you know how likely something is to kill you? Or how do you work out how beneficial something is? Welcome to micromorts and microlives! Just how dangerous is crossing the road? And what's the real payback on eating healthily and exercising regularly? Neither are easy to get our heads aroun
