From New Scientist (free registration required), comes a big look at why your brain misleads you so often: The grand delusion: Why nothing is as it seems.
What you see is not what you get
Your senses are your windows on the world, and you probably think they do a fair job at capturing an accurate depiction of reality. Don’t kid yourself Read more
PREJUDICE
Blind to bias
Do you see the world through a veil of prejudice and self-serving hypocrisies? Or is it just other people who do that? Read more
MEMORY
Head full of half-truths
One of the most important components of your self-identity – your autobiographical memory – is little more than an illusion Read more
SELF-IMAGE
Egotist, moi?
Most drivers think they’re better than average. Most people think they’re less likely to have an inflated self-opinion than average. See the problem? Read more
FREE WILL
Who’s in control?
The more we learn about the brain, the less plausible it becomes that we have free will Read more
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