Why do we care what happens after death?
Many philosophers and scientists have been tormented by this question for centuries: "What happens after we die?" And no one has been able to come up with a concrete answer. The ways humans have tried to answer it – through fear, legacy and religion – says as much about us as they do about death…
Why do humans have such a desire to conform?
You’re in a meeting and someone says something wrong, but you say nothing because everyone else stayed silent. This is a clear example that many people can relate to, where we are ‘forced’ to conform, by our brains. Conformity is adjusting your behaviour, beliefs or opinions to match a group, and it happens more often…
What spurs our decision making
The Dual-Process Theory Our brain uses two main systems when making decisions: These systems often compete, for example… Wanting to eat cake Sticking to a diet The shortcuts: heuristics We use them because our brains face information overload every second – we’re constantly interpreting, comparing, and predicting. Instead of analysing every decision rationally (using System 2),…