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Temporal discounting

Neuroscientist Samuel McClure on why we violate our best intentions, ‘dual selves model’, and pathways in our brain that process decisions

Neuroscientist Jan Engelmann on the biology of decision-making, parts of the brain responsible for trust, and whether losses matter more than gains

The Psychologizing of Modernity in Art and Architecture

Historian Mark Jarzombek on the influence of psychoanalysis on modern architecture, stadiums and bathhouses, and the Self

The Economics of Suicide Terrorism

Economist Mark Harrison on self-interest, organized suicide acts, and the desire to belong

Contradictions of Security

Sociologist Harvey Molotch on security measures in the New York subway, 9/11 survivors, and airport lawbreakers

Neurophilosophy

Philosopher Patricia Churchland on discoveries in neuroscience, split consciousness, and levels of organisation in a neural circuit

Quitting visual search

Radiologist Jeremy M. Wolfe on search strategies in our everyday life, amnesiac search, and false alarms at medical examinations

Cognitive Advantages of Bilingualism

Harvard Prof. Maria Polinsky on introducing two languages, the importance of literacy and advantages of bilingual individuals

Psychologists found amnesia for object attributes

People fail at remembering even basic information about objects they were looking at

The Human Visual Search Engine

Radiologist Jeremy M. Wolfe on the searches we perform every day, airport screening, and search strategies

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