Why do people have to be so greedy? I asked myself, watching a documentary about capitalism. Neuroscience provided a surprisingly bright perspective. The mechanism that causes greed may also produce art.
The beauty of greed
Tag: exploration
The Slide is an Oppressive Toy
The design of playground toys influences how we interact with them. Some toys stimulate exploration whereas others do not. Click to read why that matters.
Could logical reasoning improve your skateboarding?
Some smart people are very bad at learning new movements. For instance a skate board trick or a salsa move. Does logical reasoning contribute to learning new movements at all? Click to find out.
Thoughtless exploration
When you repeatedly fail, you need to change something in your behavior. In other words, you need to explore. But what do you do when you no longer know what to change? Here you read how your brain cells can explore by themselves.
Sloppy brain, sloppy hands
Humans are a bit sloppy: we are unable to repeat the exact same movement twice. Here I explain how this sloppiness arises and why it may help you.
Katinka Thinks 