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The Belgian-born French writer Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was astonishing for his literary ambition and output. The author of something like 400 novels, which he wrote in 7-10 day bursts (after checking with his physician beforehand to ensure that he could handle the strain), he's perhaps best known for his creation of Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, who appeared in 75 novels or so. In this episode, Jacke takes a look at Simenon's childhood and relationship with parents, his marriages and affairs (he once claimed to have slept with ten thousand women), and the approach to narrative and prose that continues to delight readers and critics alike. Additional listening: 350 Mystery! (with Jonah Lehrer) 140 Pulp Fiction and the Hardboiled Crime Novel (with Charles Ardai) 420 Honoré de Balzac The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're back, baby! Fresh off of a long trip, jet lagged Thomas once again joins Dzido as they explore the philosophy of travel—why we do it, what we gain from getting lost, and whether the journey is worth the hype. From ancient wanderers to modern influencers, they break down the pros and cons of hitting the road.Following media mentioned (no major spoilers)The Beach (2000)Euro Trip (2004)Into the Wild (2007)One Week (2008)Skyfall (2012)Hitman: World of Assassination (2016)Further links/readingThe Philosophy of Travel and the Experience of Otherness - Matt Johnson - https://www.neuroscienceof.com/human-nature-blog/travel-philosophy-experience-otherness?format=ampWhy travel makes you smarter - Jonah Lehrer - https://amp.theguardian.com/travel/2010/mar/14/why-travel-makes-you-smarterThe Case Against Travel - Agnes Callard - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travelIn a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson - https://www.amazon.ca/Sunburned-Country-Bill-Bryson/dp/0385259417/ref=asc_df_0385259417/?gad_source=1&hvadid=706830265619&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl&hvlocint&hvlocphy=9000968&hvnetw=g&hvpone&hvpos&hvptwo&hvqmt&hvrand=15897999251135178339&hvtargid=pla-435997899833&linkCode=df0&mcid=0578333f5b573749b41676931dbfc583&psc=1&tag=googlemobshop-20
Look around and you will likely see someone doing something on their cellphone. For many of us, cellphones are a necessity and a constant companion. What about your relationship with your cellphone? This episode begins with a look at how Americans use their cellphone, how often they check it, and how they feel if they don't have it. You can then compare and see how you fit in with everyone else. https://www.reviews.org/mobile/cell-phone-addiction/ Why are some people overweight? The assumption is that they simply eat too much food and the way to lose weight is to simply eat less. But what if the real answer is not to eat less but to eat BETTER. There is some compelling science to support that, and it is what Mark Schatzker is here to discuss. He is a writer-in-residence at the Modern Diet and Physiology Research Center at Yale University and author of the book The End Of Craving : Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well (https://amzn.to/3QPFS1l) People like mysteries. It seems to be human nature that we want to figure out how a magic trick is done or figure how whodunnit in a murder mystery. Think of all the movies, TV shows, books and podcasts that revolve around a mystery - and we want to solve it. Here to explain why mysteries are so appealing and how we can all use mystery to our advantage is Jonah Lehrer. He is a writer journalist and author of the book Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution (https://amzn.to/3QvN6aZ). When you go grocery shopping on a hot summer day, you've probably worried about food melting or getting too hot and spoiling in the car on the way home. Is it safe to run another errand or two while the groceries are in the car or is that flirting with danger? Listen and I'll explain how long the experts say you have to get the food home and into the fridge https://www.budget101.com/frugal-living/598158-how-long-can-groceries-stay-in-a-car/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pat and Kath discuss how to win on "baited hook" scratch tickets, using an algorithmic disovery made in 2003 by Canadian statistician Mohan Srivastava, and possibly many others around North America. Much of the information in this episode comes from the 2011 Wired Article by Jonah Lehrer about Srivastava's discovery: https://www.wired.com/2011/01/cracking-the-scratch-lottery-code/
* Unrelated non-programming note from Moynihan: “As some of you might recall, and as I mentioned in the intro, last year I beseeched listeners to help my amazing daughter Livia (and her gymnastics team) raise money for pediatric cancer. And last year, you guys came through in such a crazy way that one parent asked me if I was “some sort of cult leader.” I said no. I'm only a cult co-host. So thanks in advance! Oh, and the event is tomorrow!” THE LINK* Back in July, Kmele and Moynihan talked to a room full of students at FIRE's annual student conference in Philadelphia. Much fun was had by all. And it was recorded. So…here you go.* A generous Greg Lukianoff intro. And some stuff about Kmele and Moynihan and Jonah Lehrer. For the kids.* And then…the kids tell tales of campus woe…* What more description do you need? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
Dawn Walton, a human therapist, and Jess Probst, a dog behaviourist talk about the new Mali puppy that Jess has called Percival, and how he is already demonstrating behaviours that could lead to large problems once he's older, if you didn't have a knowledgeable owner. He's quite difference to the golden retriever puppies. We talk about the looking at the behaviour rather than using labels to set expectations, and providing alternative behaviour choices rather than just trying to control the dog. What is the intent behind the behaviour? We talk about the transformation in the owners who were on the most recent residential and how they were able to apply what they learnt to new owners with over-reactive dogs. We refer to "The Decisive Moment" by Jonah Lehrer and the Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck and how hard it is to get humans to recognise change. We need to redefine failure and focus more on the process and the progress. (please note these episodes are recorded chats in Starbucks so may have more background noise than a usual podcast) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wereallscrewedup/message
Jacke talks to Edgar Award-winning novelist, Tony Award-winning playwright, and legendary story songwriter Rupert Holmes about writing pop song landmarks ("Escape (The Piña Colada Song))," Broadway whodunit musicals (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), and his new book Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide. RUPERT HOLMES has received two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, and multiple Tony® and Drama Desk Awards for his Broadway mystery musicals, including the book of Curtains and his sole creation, the Tony® Award–winning Best Musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. His first novel, Where the Truth Lies, was nominated for a Nero Wolfe award for Best American Mystery Novel, was a Booklist Top Ten Debut Novel, and became a motion picture starring Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon. His second novel, Swing, was the first novel with its own original, clue-bearing musical score. He has adapted Agatha Christie, John Grisham, and R.L. Stine for the Broadway and international stage. His short stories have been anthologized in such collections as Best American Mystery Stories, Christmas at the Mysterious Bookshop,and On a Raven's Wing. Holmes's earliest story-songs were published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and he is also the writer/vocalist of several Billboard Top 10 hits, including his Billboard #1 multi-platinum classic with a memorable twist-ending: “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).” Additional Listening Suggestions: 350 Mystery! (with Jonah Lehrer) 109 Women of Mystery (with Christina Kovac) 99 History and Mystery (with Radha Vatsal) Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To wrap up our deep dive into storytelling, this week, we've decided to re-run one of our top episodes from last year's GrowOp Summer School. Polish your skills in mastering this art form by listening to our interview with author of Mystery: A Seduction, a Strategy, a Solution with Jonah Lehrer.
This week, on APG Grow Op Summer School, as part of our series on storytelling, we spoke to Jonah Lehrer, how to leverage mystery.
Dogs Are Smarter Than People: Writing Life, Marriage and Motivation
You can totally hack into other people's heads. It sounds dastardly, right? But you can tweak other people's memories. On Mind Hacks, Heather Fishel cites the work of Dr. Jon Lieff and writes: “Once an event occurs and time moves on, it becomes a part of your memory. Each time you recall that event and its details—smells, sounds, details, and so on—you're not, in fact, remembering the original moment. Instead, you're recalling the last time you remembered that memory.” But it's more than that. We tweak those memories to make better stories: Fishel says: “Wired writer Jonah Lehrer points out, human nature makes us love stories, and the more exciting and engaging a story is, the more we'll want to share it. As a result, when we recount our memories both internally and to others, we ignore any facts that don't suit the plot. Our minds allow us to toss aside any information that we dislike, replacing truth with pure fiction. Why? We simply want to fit in, and unless we change what we remember, our stories will suck.” We will tweak our own memories so we don't look dumb, so we fit in, so we tell a better story, and we usually don't even realize that we're doing it. And sometimes we have totally false memories. What is a false memory? According to VeryWellMind, false memories “are misremembered, distorted, or fabricated recollections of past events. Such memories can be trivial, such as mistakenly remembering where you put your car keys, but they can also be much more serious.” The big time consequences of false memories are the stuff of novels and tv shows: false convictions, financial loss, lawsuits, children dying in heated, locked cars. But it is also a smaller scale thing. You are sure you left your cell phone on the desk. It is not on the desk. It is on the table. You have to wonder how many poltergeist cases are rooted in false memories, right? You think you shut the closet door, but the closet door is open. You are positive you locked the door. The door is unlocked. You think you saw Bigfoot when you were six, but did you really, Carrie? Ahem. I'm the first to admit that I'm no longer sure. Verywellmind has three strategies culled from researchers to help deal with false memories, which we are quoting here. Use imagery: Researchers have found that when people use imagery to create a visual representation of information, their memory for that information is better and less susceptible to false memories.10Search your memory: Experts also suggest that selectively searching memory for mistakes and falsehoods can sometimes be helpful.11Evaluate and corroborate memories: If you find a memory that you aren't sure about, evaluating it based on your expectations and then collaborating it using other people's recollections or other historical data can help verify or disprove it.11 But what's really wild is that psychiatrists like Elizabeth Loftus have found that there's a misinformation effect with memories. So, if you witness or experience an event and then talk about it, are questioned about it in a leading way, view tweets or news stories, or are exposed to the wrong information repeatedly? It can change your memory of that same event. Novelists can use this to help develop plots for novels. Mystery writers do it all the time making a detective call out the inconsistency in a witnesses' testimony, and sometimes in real life and novels people confess to a crime because of a false memory, believing they have committed a crime even though they haven't. But people can do this to each other too, as Fishel writes: “Try lying to them in a different way: tell them they didn't complete a task that they, in fact, did. For example, if your roommate can't seem to understand that doors need to be locked when leaving home, point out the unlocked door every single time you leave. Do this repeatedly over time, and your roommate will start double-checking and questioning himself every time he leaves home. "Did I lock the door? Did I completely forget?" What are the ethics here? Some people believe that this can be a force for good. But is controlling another person ever a force for good? It's like gaslighting but tweaked, right? So, use this knowledge wisely, friends. DOG TIP FOR LIFE Only manipulate your humans for good. LINKS WE REFERENCE https://nypost.com/2018/09/27/scientists-discover-evil-people-share-a-dark-triad-of-traits/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/weird-yellow-brick-road-discovered-at-bottom-of-the-ocean/ar-AAX4kJd SHOUT OUT! The music we've clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here's a link to that and the artist's website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It's “Summer Spliff” by Broke For Free. AND we are transitioning to a new writer podcast called WRITE BETTER NOW! You'll be able to check it out here starting in 2022! We have a podcast, LOVING THE STRANGE, which we stream live on Carrie's Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn on Fridays. Her Facebook and Twitter handles are all carriejonesbooks or carriejonesbook. Carrie is reading one of her poems every week on CARRIE DOES POEMS. And there you go! Whew! That's a lot! Here's the link. 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You can totally hack into other people's heads. It sounds dastardly, right? But you can tweak other people's memories. On Mind Hacks, Heather Fishel cites the work of Dr. Jon Lieff and writes: “Once an event occurs and time moves on, it becomes a part of your memory. Each time you recall that event and its details—smells, sounds, details, and so on—you're not, in fact, remembering the original moment. Instead, you're recalling the last time you remembered that memory.” But it's more than that. We tweak those memories to make better stories: Fishel says: “Wired writer Jonah Lehrer points out, human nature makes us love stories, and the more exciting and engaging a story is, the more we'll want to share it. As a result, when we recount our memories both internally and to others, we ignore any facts that don't suit the plot. Our minds allow us to toss aside any information that we dislike, replacing truth with pure fiction. Why? We simply want to fit in, and unless we change what we remember, our stories will suck.” We will tweak our own memories so we don't look dumb, so we fit in, so we tell a better story, and we usually don't even realize that we're doing it. And sometimes we have totally false memories. What is a false memory? According to VeryWellMind, false memories “are misremembered, distorted, or fabricated recollections of past events. Such memories can be trivial, such as mistakenly remembering where you put your car keys, but they can also be much more serious.” The big time consequences of false memories are the stuff of novels and tv shows: false convictions, financial loss, lawsuits, children dying in heated, locked cars. But it is also a smaller scale thing. You are sure you left your cell phone on the desk. It is not on the desk. It is on the table. You have to wonder how many poltergeist cases are rooted in false memories, right? You think you shut the closet door, but the closet door is open. You are positive you locked the door. The door is unlocked. You think you saw Bigfoot when you were six, but did you really, Carrie? The rest of our notes for this podcast won't fit here, but they are one click away. LINKS WE REFERENCE https://nypost.com/2018/09/27/scientists-discover-evil-people-share-a-dark-triad-of-traits/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/weird-yellow-brick-road-discovered-at-bottom-of-the-ocean/ar-AAX4kJd SHOUT OUT! The music we've clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here's a link to that and the artist's website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It's “Summer Spliff” by Broke For Free. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/support
Mysteries! In this best-of episode, Jacke revisits conversations with three guests for three different angles on this popular and enduring literary genre. First, Jonah Lehrer (Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution) discusses what exactly makes mysteries so compelling. Then, novelist Christina Kovac, author of the mystery The Cutaway, joins Jacke for a discussion of setting a mystery in the world of television news. Gillian Gill, author of Agatha Christie: The Women and Her Mysteries, stops by next for a discussion of the Queen of Mystery and her mysterious disappearance. And finally, Jonah Lehrer returns for a discussion of mysteries as they play out in Hamlet, Harry Potter, and human beings. Enjoy! Additional listening ideas: Episode 350 - Mystery! (with Jonah Lehrer) Episode 109 - Women of Mystery (with Christina Kovac) The History of Literature Podcast - Agatha Christie (with Gillian Gill) Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As parents and people, we tend to seek out certainty. We keep our kids in the same schools so they can have consistent friends. We cook the same group of recipes, so we're sure to have something ready for dinner without too much stress. And we encourage our kids to study hard so they'll be sure to get good grades, get into a good college, and get a good job. We feel that if things are certain, we can live comfortably without worrying about our teens too much…even if it can get a little boring!But what about mystery? Could adding a little bit of unpredictability into our lives make us happier? Might it prepare our teens better for the complicated world ahead? The truth is that uncertainty can be good for us…even if we try our best to make our lives predictable! Our guest this week champions uncertainty…in fact, he believes we should all encourage ourselves and our teens to incorporate a little mystery into our lives.This week, we're sitting down with Jonah Lehrer, author of Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution. Jonah is a neuroscientist who's written multiple bestselling books, as well as contributed to The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and more! After discovering his son's fascination with mystery, Jonah dove into research about the effects of unpredictability on the adolescent mind. Now, he's here to talk about just how powerful uncertainty can be!In our interview, Jonah explains why curiosity is an essential component of effective teen learning, and we discuss the importance of experiencing awe for both adolescents and adults. Plus, Jonah emphasizes the significance of living with uncertainty instead of searching for finite answers.
Jonah Lehrer joined us in August to discuss the psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology of why we love solving puzzles, finding patterns and discovering the unknown. He's the author of “Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution.”
Creativity is incredibly important to me. That's why I read Jonah Lehrer's book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, even though he's been disgraced for being a little too “creative” with his Bob Dylan quotes. Before he got himself disgraced, he made all the podcast rounds so not much of the book was a particular surprise to me. I've heard the story of the invention of the Swiffer. I know all about Pixar's architecture. I am familiar with 3M's post-it note development. However, the cumulative effect of reading the whole book made me feel like the people who really care about creativity are in business, not the arts. Businesses like 3M, Pixar and Wieden+Kennedy are in the business of innovating, so they do the studies. They run the experiments. They actually value creativity, it would seem. To read more of Maybe I Should Go into Business visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. This is Episode 282 Song: Takin Care of Business Image by Jarmoluk via Pixabay To support this podcast: Give it 5 stars in Apple Podcasts. Write a nice review! Rate it wherever you listen or via: https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist Join my mailing list: www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/ Like the blog/show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/ Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis Or buy me a coffee on Kofi: http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis or PayPal me: https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist Follow me on Twitter @erainbowd Instagram and Pinterest Tell a friend! Listen to The Dragoning here (it's my audio drama) and support via Ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany As ever, I am yours, Emily Rainbow Davis
Author and Journalist Jonah Lehrer, whose new book is Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution (Avid Reader Press). This week's Write the Book Prompt was suggested by my guest, Jonah Lehrer: Read a detective story and look for the false clues planted in the first five pages, or in Act I, depending on the work. In a Poe story or a Conan Doyle, there are so many missed leads, and you forget about them once you know the ending. But to create the surprise, a lot of work needs to be done. There are many mechanics involved in setting up that surprising twist. And studying the stories or novels of others can help us learn about those mechanics. Good luck with your work in the coming week, and tune in next week for another prompt or suggestion. Music Credit: Aaron Shapiro 706
https://www.alainguillot.com/jonah-lehrer/ Jonah Lehrer is an author, his latest book is Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution. Get his book here: https://amzn.to/3lXmao1
Mysteries! Beloved by adults and children alike, it's hard to imagine a genre with a more universal appeal. But what makes mysteries so compelling? What is it about mysteries - and human beings, for that matter - that makes mysteries so seductive? And how do authors like Shakespeare and J.K. Rowling turn the mechanics of mystery into the highest art? Jonah Lehrer, author of the new book Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution joins Jacke for a special October talk about the science and art behind this beloved literary genre. AND for a few lucky History of Literature Podcast listeners, we are giving away free signed copies of Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution. Learn more at our Instagram page @historyofliteraturepod. Good luck! Jonah Lehrer is a writer, journalist, and the author of Mystery, A Book About Love, How We Decide, and Proust Was a Neuroscientist. He graduated from Columbia University and studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He's written for The New Yorker, Nature, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How can you use elements of mystery to hook your readers, regardless of the genre you write? How can you make sure your writing process prevents errors or plagiarism? Jonah Lehrer covers these aspects and more. In the intro, KDP Print available in hardback; Bookvolts book-specific NFT platform [Medium]; Books for writers in the NaNoWriMo […] The post How To Use Mystery To Hook Your Readers With Jonah Lehrer first appeared on The Creative Penn.
Saya membahas buku How We Decide karya Jonah Lehrer. Buku ini membahas bagaimana cara kita mengambil sebuah keputusan. Seringkali, kita berpikir kalau proses sebuah pengambilan keputusan itu entah rasional atau emosional. Namun ternyata, tidak sesederhana itu. Keputusan terbaik merupakan gabungan sempurna antara rasional dan emosional, lebih penting lagi, situasi yang berbeda membutuhkan bagian otak yang berbeda. Misalnya, ketika kita membeli rumah, lebih baik biarkan sisi emosional kita yang memproses berbagai alternatif. Lain halnya ketika kamu memilih sebuah saham, bergantung pada intuisi semata malah mendatangkan kerugian.
Episode Notes Why are we so drawn to mystery? Even when we know the ending of a movie, book, or TV show, why are we still interested? And how can mystery help us succeed? In this episode, we talk with Jonah Lehrer about his brand new book Mystery where we cover these topics and much more. Get a copy of Mystery For the interview transcript visit www.TheRewiredSoul.com/interviews Follow @TheRewiredSoul on Twitter and Instagram Support The Rewired Soul: Get books by Chris Support on Patreon Try BetterHelp Online Therapy (affiliate) Donate
In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Jonah Lehrer, the author of "Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution", to discuss the secrets of mystery's allure, within the context of recent discoveries in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology. Jonah Lehrer is a writer, journalist, and the author of A Book About Love, How We Decide, and Proust Was a Neuroscientist. He graduated from Columbia University and studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He's written for The New Yorker, Nature, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jonah Lehrer said“...the imagination is unleashed by constraints. You break out of the box by stepping into shackles.” Constraint is natural and unique to every agribusiness. The responsibility to identify and manage is on the Agribusiness Enterprise management. What are possible constraints that are found in agribusiness enterprise and how can it be managed. Kindly listen, learn and grow.
We discuss the two types of creativity, establishing creative rituals and creating a creative environment to work in. In addition, Justin confesses to not liking Star Wars or Lord of the Rings and we go deep on survival tactics in the arctic (courtesy of "Alone"). Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Star Wars & Lord of the Rings 07:56 - The Types of Creativity 32:52 - Creative Environment 42:47 - Beat Saber 45:17 - Alone 53:36 - Outro Notes & Links: "Imagine: How Creativity Works" by Jonah Lehrer is available on Amazon. "Beat Saber" is available on beatsaber.com. "Alone" is available from the History Channel and on Hulu. Links: Podcast: www.twofriendswithapodcast.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/twofriendspod Thomas: www.thomastorrey.com Bad Theology: www.badtheologypictures.com Copyright 2021 Bad Theology Pictures Inc.
David Burkus literally wrote the book about the myths of creativity, sharing the misconceptions that can hold people back from reaching their creative dreams and goals.On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with David about five of the creativity myths he busted in his book, what drew him to sharing his expertise through writing, and his creative approach when starting a new project.He's an accomplished business and innovation thought leader and a best-selling author. His books have won multiple awards and been translated into dozens of languages. David's insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, Fast Company, the Financial Times, CNN, the BBC and many other publications.A former business school professor, David holds a master's degree in organizational psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University. He's also a well-known international speaker, and his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. Say hi to David: Website: davidburkus.com Instagram Twitter FacebookShow mentions and people who inspire David:Shawn Coyne (The Story Grid), Malcolm Gladwell, the Heath Brothers, Shane Snow, Jonah Lehrer, Casey Neistat, Peter McKinnon.----Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: @creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTWMusic credit: https://www.purple-planet.com
I en allt mer digital värld blir möjligheten och tidsfönstret att fånga kunders intresse och påverka deras beteende allt mindre. Därför behöver metoderna i företags kommunikation och marknadsföring bli allt mer vassare och riktade för att få den eftersökta effekten. Nudging har på senare tid växt fram som en effektiv metod för att påverka människors beteende. En metod som är en kombination av beteendevetenskap (psykologi) och nationalekonomi (statistik) och används flitigt av progressiva myndigheter och framgångsrika företag för att påverka deras målgruppers beteende. Lyssna in på Evelina Gunnarsson, senior konsult på Ramboll Management Consulting, när hon berättar om begreppet nudging, varför det är så framgångsrikt i kommunikation samt hur det kan användas för att påverka målgruppers beteende. Evelina tipsar om bra böcker i avsnittet, de är: Nudging Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness - av Richard H. Thaler och Cass R. Sunstein The Smarter Screen: Surprising Ways to Influence and Improve Online Behavior - av Jonah Lehrer and Shlomo Benartzi The Power of Habit - av Charles Duhigg Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions - av Dan Ariely Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion - av Dr. Robert Cialdini Bra länkar om nudging: Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X68dm92HVI TedTalks https://www.ted.com/topics/behavioral+economics Vill ni komma kontakt med Evelina så hittar ni henne på LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelinagunnarsson/ - - - - - - - - - - Tillväxtpodden är till för dig som är intresserad av att leda eller bidra till att skapa tillväxt för dig och ditt företag. Områden i fokus är de som berör marknadsföring, försäljning, ledarskap och teknik, men flera teman kan med fördel användas som råd och inspiration för att utveckla andra delar av ett företag. Ta del av kommande avsnitt genom att prenumerera på Tillväxtpodden via din podd-app samt bli en del av diskussionen genom att följa oss på LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tillvaxtpodden/ Vill du veta mer om Tillväxtpodden eller komma i kontakt med Peter Önnby; besök www.tillväxtpoddden.se - - - - - - - - - -
My 100th Podcast recorded since lockdown - A very personal podcast about my writing mind spaces and how they have developed since I first started writing. How I now have this 'no-man land' space (odd nickname!) but also the 'experience space' I go into to create journeys for others. Book quoted: Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer
We talk about one of our favorite subjects, literary scandals, specifically the ones involving Jonah Lehrer and Cristiane Serruya. Sources: Jonah Lehrer, Cristiane Serruya 1, Cristiane Serruya 2, Cristiane Serruya 3 Books mentioned: So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson Next week we're discussing Modelland by Tyra Banks! It's out of print so look for it at your local library.
First Draft Episode #279: Martha Brockenbrough Martha Brockenbrough, faculty at the Vermont College of Fine Arts and author of nonfiction for young adults, including Unpresidented, Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary, and novels like The Game of Love and Death and her newest picture book, This Old Dog. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Laurel Snyder, author of Orphan Island, My Jasper June, and more Jonah Lehrer‘s partially discredited book was Imagine: How Creativity Works (and a New York Times article about the scandal around him) Maureen Johnson, author of the Truly Devious series and many more (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak, Chains, and memoir-in-verse Shout Cornelia Funke, author of the Inkheart series Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of With the Might of Angels, Sit In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down, and MANY more Jean Feiwel, Feiwel & Friends I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998 or send an email to mailbag @ firstdraftpod dot com! Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds; Leigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House and the Grishaverse series; Creator of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell; YouTube empresario and author Hank Green; Actors, comedians and screenwriters Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham; author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast Linda Holmes; Bestselling authors and co-hosts of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast, Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow; Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish and co-host of the Sciptnotes podcast; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Track Changes If you’re looking for more information on how to get published, or the traditional publishing industry, check out the Track Changes podcast series, and sign up for the Track Changes weekly newsletter. Support the Show Love the show? Make a monthly or one-time donation at Paypal.me/FirstDraft. Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!
Why did I do that? It's a question we don't ask ourselves enough. As small business leaders and entrepreneurs, it's crucial to understand the human decision-making process. This week, we take a look at a Must-Read that does exactly that. Jonah Lehrer's How We Decide challenges the myth of rational, logical, even self-serving decision-making. Instead, […] The post MBA1583 Must Read: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer appeared first on The $100 MBA.
Why did I do that? It’s a question we don’t ask ourselves enough. As small business leaders and entrepreneurs, it’s crucial to understand the human decision-making process. This week, we take a look at a Must-Read that does exactly that. Jonah Lehrer’s How We Decide challenges the myth of rational, logical, even self-serving decision-making. Instead, […] The post MBA1583 Must Read: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer appeared first on The $100 MBA.
COL. Katherine Graef is the current Logistics Director of Special Operations Command Africa. Graef has also served as the Director of Logistics in Qatar, she commanded the Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and taught as a Military Professor at the Nava l War College in Newport, RI. In this episode, Graef discusses how leading a group of high performers can sometimes be more challenging than leading a group of mixed ability level. Graef also presents how authenticity became an explicit value for overcoming her own adversity and through her experiences of working with other leaders that lacked integrity and consistency. She even admits how there were even parts of her career where she felt like a hypocrite. Listen to this Coaching Through Stories episode and learn how Graef found her way to authenticity and how you can discover your own authentic path and be your true self in the workplace. NOTE: This podcast was recorded in January 2020, shortly after an attack on US forces in Kenya. Kathy mentions this attack contemporaneously as a current event in January. This attack did not occur in April when this podcast airs. Views presented in the podcast as reflective of COL. Katherine Graef’s personal opinions and are not those of the Department of Defense or any of its components. Episode Highlights: Graef’s current role as Logistics Director of Special Operations Command Africa has been the most challenging but the most reward role so far in her career “It takes moral courage to look somebody in the eye and say, ‘Hey, you’re not meeting the standard.” When leaders are faced with an employee who does not meet expectations, focus on the outcome you seek. Reflect as a leader and ask yourself: 1. Are you providing the right instruction for your subordinates to be successful? 2. Are you as a leader giving an underperforming subordinate the tools needed to be successful? 3. Is your training or leadership style working for all of your subordinates? Humans in general tend to gravitate toward problem-focused solutions to resolve issues rather than solution-focused. High performers approach problems with a solution-focused mindset. Graef will test people if she feels integrity in compromised in someone and discusses how a lack of integrity is a deal breaker for her. Leadership authenticity shows up in a leader’s ability to be consistent in the treatment of their superiors, peers, and subordinates. “You have to model and reward the behavior you seek.” A lack of consistency in leadership reduces credibility in the organization and the organization’s values. A lack of alignment of authenticity creates stress, Graef discusses her journey of being fully authentic and how it empowered her to fully enjoy life As a leader, you must understand what an organization needs from you and under what competencies are required to prioritize, perform, and thrive. Understand what your followers need from you as a leader. A leader must set the pace to avoid burnout and live a balanced life. A high performing leader has the ability to balance humility and confidence. Self-awareness is critical, a leader much learn the physical symptoms that come with self-doubt and lack of confidence. Sometimes it takes a situation or some kind of adversity to occur in order to provide the opportunity for a leader to be great instead of just average Resources Mentioned: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do by Claude Steele To learn more about how to become a resilient and adaptable leader please visit https://www.higherechelon.com/ Help us grow by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcast To learn more on how you can take your leadership to the next level, check out our service offerings: Resilient and Adaptable Leadership, Executive Coaching, and Change Management. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
Do you make good decisions? Today Riley discusses Jonah Lehrer's guidelines for making better decisions in his book How We Decide. He explains the importance of making better decisions, how to make better decisions, and more. Riley hopes you found value in this episode that will propel some aspect of your life. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe wherever you listened along with leaving a review to assist in enabling others to hear this episode. Sign up for CrowdQuestion free and follow The Moore You Know Podcast to ask Riley questions surrounding what was discussed. CHECK OUT MY BOOK HERE - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084DHWN69 CHECK OUT THE CHARITY BOOK DRIVE HERE - https://www.gofundme.com/f/young-men-in-juvie-amp-foster-homes DOWNLOAD CrowdQuestion FREE AT https://www.CrowdQuestion.com
Psychologist Walter Mischel explains how one little test involving a marshmallow might tell you a frightening amount about what kind of person you are. And Radiolab favorite Jonah Lehrer helps us make sense of the results. This one's all about our will power (or lack thereof). Correction: An earlier version of this piece incorrectly stated that the kids who performed better on the marshmallow test had higher GPAs in high school and went to better colleges. Those elements were not a part of Mischel’s original study. The audio has been adjusted to reflect this fact.
Before Jonah sat down and wrote A Book About Love he thought he’d never write again. He was at rock bottom. He’d lost his dream job, made some unforgettable mistakes and to top it all off, his 2 yr old daughter wouldn’t let him push her on the swing. And yet, he was in the midst of experiencing a type of love that we don’t normally see in the movies. The type of love that has changed the course of this podcast forever. Tune in to hear All About Love.
Hey all. In this episode I share my second conversation with Bill Reed from Regenesis Group and the Regenerative Practitioner Seminar (our first chat is here). It is a conversation I highly recommend in which we look in detail at several aspects of how the rubber hits the road in the regenerative development or living systems approach Bill works with. I also get a bunch of things off my chest at the start around bumping this whole conversation up a notch and inviting your input into where and how Making Permaculture Stronger evolves from here. Hope to hear from you (whether via a few bucks via our patreon page and/or your reflections and suggestions in the comments below or through the contact page). I have to say all this focus on the likes of Bill and Joel Glanzberg and Carol Sanford is starting to rub off on me. I have noticed that the language I use is on the move, the thoughts I think are on the move, and even my entire understanding of what the heck Making Permaculture Stronger is and could be about are on the move! Heed this warning my friends: these people are dangerous radicals who consciously mess with minds. As Bill says, they see what they do as a mental technology that is intended to frustrate and destabilise you out of your automatic patterns. Bill mentions this article by Jonah Lehrer in the New Yorker, I mention possibility management, and you can find out more about Regenesis Group here and Carol Sanford here. Example Purpose Statements including Function, Being, and Will As promised, here are the function, being, and will based purpose statements Bill shared: The Yestermorrow design / build school's purpose is to learn together through shared inquiry and hand-on experience the ways of making human habitat... (function)...in a way that expands our understanding of who we are and how to live in beneficial interrelationship with the earth and each other... (being)...so that we all can thrive in a world with limited resources and unlimited potential (will) and I’m going to take raw ingredients and transform them into a meal for my family… (function)…in a way that we sit down with our children and share our love for each other, or at least our daily events around the table… (being)…so that our children have the psychological wellbeing and nourishment to grow into responsible adults (will) As a recap the function aspect is about what are we doing and transforming? The being aspect is how do we want to be and what do we need to become to do this? Or as Joel Glanzberg has put it to me, what are the capacities to Be you are aiming to develop during this task? The will aspect is what is the larger field we wish to shift or positively impact? As Bill put it this is like asking what is the purpose of the purpose? Keep in mind also, if you can handle it at this stage (I barely can!) that Bill talked about paying attention to the so called three lines of work at function, then again at being, then again at will. The three lines of work are the immediate whole you are working with (might be you, or your school garden), the proximate whole (might be your team, or the school community) and the greater whole that you envisage being able to positively impact through your work (might be the farm, or the community the school is nested within). Here's a preliminary attempt I made at an upgraded purpose statement for Making Permaculture Stronger:55 Making Permaculture Stronger exists to hold a unique space for intelligent, collegial, and rigorous inquiry and dialogue into the subject of permaculture design process... (function)...in a way that respectfully honors permaculture’s incredible depth and value and openly explores ways its potential might be more fully and rapidly developed... (being)...so that it continues to thrive, grow and evolve in its ability to contribute positively to humanity and the earth (will) After some reflections on this from Joel Glanzberg (thanks Joel!),
Du står utenfor døren din og lurer på hvor du la nøklene dine. Hvorfor har vi ikke digitalisert nøkler? Og hvordan skaper vi mer frihet med åpne dører? I denne episoden av #LØRN snakker Silvija med medgründer og CEO av Unloc, Kris Riise, om den digitale nøkkelen.— Ny teknologi har bidratt til smarte løsninger og enklere liv. Imidlertid står vi fremdeles utenfor døren vår og lurer på hvor vi forlot nøkkelen. Eller tilbringe en hel dag hjemme og venter på en levering. Det er på tide vi digitaliserer nøkler. Airbnb, Finn.no og coworking er megatrends som ytterligere øker etterspørselen etter en enkel og sikker måte å dele nøkler på, forteller han.Dette Lørner du: ApputviklingInnovasjonKreativitetAnbefalt litteratur: Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull: the story of how Pixar was made and how they fostered a culture of creativity.Imagine by Jonah Lehrer: of how creativity works in mysterious ways — from inspiration during foggy times to eureka experiences while in extreme in-the-zone focus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Para tomar mejores decisiones, debes usar tu mente de acuerdo al entorno del momento y así encontrar la mejor opción empleando la razón y el instinto. Esta idea sobre Innovación Instantánea fue destilada de "Cómo decidimos" de Jonah Lehrer. Este título emplea los resultados de investigaciones cientìficas recientes para mostrarnos cómo funciona nuestro cerebro al tomar decisiones. Recomendamos todas las ideas de este libro a cualquier persona interesado en saber cómo funciona el cerebro y a líderes que quieran tomar mejores decisiones. ¿Qué sería posible en tu vida y el trabajo si pudieras tomar mejores decisiones en cualquier situación? ¿Te sirvió esta idea? Propágala para que más personas descubran de dónde vienen las buenas ideas. Suscríbete en ideasinfalibles.com o visita ideasinfalibles.com/premium para conseguir resúmenes completos.
How do you choose to do or NOT do a certain thing? When or how do you know that your choice was the right one? In this message, Rev. John will utilize the social science scholarship of author Jonah Lehrer as he explores the intricate processes and decisions involved in finding and living in wholeness and happiness.
Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen addresses those pressing issues that are keeping you awake at night, including: --Why having millions of options in the modern dating world might actually be a bad thing... --Why you should be a "satisficer" rather than a "maximizer" in your love life... --How lack of investment and the transactional nature of dating apps turns everybody in a flake... --Why it's better to sprint in 2 minute intervals than jog for 30 minutes straight, and... --Why Tom Brady belongs in the conversation with Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, and Muhammad Ali, as being among the greatest athletes ever. Corrections from the Podcast: 1. In the episode, I attribute the source of the concept of "maximizing" and "satisficing" to Jonah Lehrer, but it was actually coined by Barry Schwartz in his book, The Paradox of Choice. 2. The boxing movie for which Jake Gyllenhall got absolutely shredded was Southpaw (not the Fighter). Where to Go to Get More Information: 1. To learn more about consumerism and the economics of 21st century materialism, check out the book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Yuval Harari. 2. To learn more about the concepts of maximizing and satisficing in decision-making, check out the book: The Paradox of Choice, by Barry Schwartz. 3. For more on the sunk-cost fallacy - https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/resources/mini-encyclopedia-of-be/sunk-cost-fallacy/ 4. For more on the regret minimization framework - https://medium.com/@alyjuma/the-regret-minimization-framework-how-jeff-bezos-made-decisions-4d5a86deaf24 5. For more on high-intensity interval training (H.I.I.T.) - https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/a-z/high-intensity-interval-training-hiit 6. For more on aerobic / anaerobic respiration - https://livehealthy.chron.com/muscles-use-aerobic-anaerobic-respiration-5353.html 7. For more on analyzing your heart rate during cardio and H.I.I.T. - https://www.verywellfit.com/heart-zone-training-3432619
Bon vendredi à tous! Cette semaine, on est particulièrement heureux de recevoir un entrepreneur, écrivain, conférencier...et Dragon: François Lambert! Un moment unique en compagnie du François. On passe à travers une tonne de sujets, que ce soit sur les habitudes qu’il prend pour se tenir en forme, son statut de personnalité publique, les milléniaux et les changements qu’ils apportent en entreprise, certaine de ses controverses sur les réseaux sociaux, et bien plus... Un énorme show que vous ne voudrez surtout pas manquer! **Chansons définissant François** Le petit roy - Jean Pierre Ferland: http://youtu.be/zezSZ7Zpmhw Creep - Radiohead: http://youtu.be/XFkzRNyygfk **Livre à offrir au plus de gens ** Imagine: How creativity works - Jonah Lehrer: http://goo.gl/2ujAGv “À prendre ou à laisser” - En vente partout: http://goo.gl/Ft18VX Joignez-nous sur Instagram: Instagram.com/machinespod/ Vous nous aidez énormément quand vous partagez et parlez de notre show. Bienvenue aux Machines et bonne écoute! Sur l’émission François Lambert: http://goo.gl/eN2fdd Stéphanie Simpson: http://goo.gl/HRR6JL Maxime Tardif: http://goo.gl/6xn69G Les Machines Facebook: http://goo.gl/mzjfdS YouTube: http://goo.gl/6XRpdv Instagram: @machinespod iTunes: http://goo.gl/a6HUHm Podbean: http://goo.gl/mzjfdS Charles Thompson-Leduc à la production technique: http://goo.gl/HJN17F
Today we talk about how to be more creative. How to do you maximize creativity? I review a book called "Imagine: How Creativity Works" by Jonah Lehrer. The book breaks down a lot of studies and research about how people and corporations foster and/or boost creativity. You can learn from scientific research to help you boost your own creativity. It is not a "you are born with it" type of thing. Everyone has creativity in them. It is about working on it and putting yourself in the best position to maximize your results. Come learn for yourself, so you can achieve the creativity you want. Big Time Dreams!
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In this episode we feature four stories about our relationship to home. Yearning for a place to call home, leaving one home in search of another and coming to find beauty and a true sense of belonging. Hosted by Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Suzi Ronson, Denis Repp, Jonah Lehrer, and Abeny Kucha. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Relacionamentos e ciência? cienciadopovo.com Em todo relacionamento há brigas, isto é fato. E, às vezes, esses desentendimentos duram grandes períodos. Até que uma hora as coisas se ajustam novamente – e o namoro, amizade, casamento voltam a serem bons, ou, não. Tem gente que simplesmente não consegue esquecer e superar os momentos ruins. Aí, ao contar a história para um amigo ou familiar, mostra todo o descontentamento com a relação em questão. “Tivemos uma briga horrorosa. Fulano é péssimo”. Este comportamento está sendo alvo de várias pesquisas. Pesquisadores conversaram com várias mulheres que estavam casadas há anos, indagaram sobre problemas que enfrentaram. E, quando elas relembravam os momentos ruins de uma forma negativa. Era tiro e queda: os casais se separavam em até 3 anos. Já as mulheres que viam as brigas como algo do passado, uma lição para os dois, continuavam casadas. Em geral, elas contavam mais ou menos assim: “bem, brigamos, foi horrível. Mas, arrumamos as coisas e agora estamos melhor do que nunca”. A partir daí, os cientistas começaram a prever a duração dos relacionamentos, começando a acertar em 94% das vezes, a duração e a qualidade. Em alguns relacionamentos, participantes vêem os desentendimentos como um sinal dos deuses de que deveriam mudar algo, ou, simplesmente, acabar a relação. Outros, vêem o momento ruim como algo que os fortalece, como algo que deve ser aprendido, com ciência. Referência: A Book About Love – 2016 por Jonah Lehrer (ainda sem tradução)
This week, Seth, Laurie and Tom talk about one of Seth's favorite topics: bullshit. The conversation ranges across a few recent newsmakers, including Jared Kushner, son-in-law of Donald Trump and owner of the New York Observer; Gay Talese, acclaimed journalist and author of the debatably non-fiction book 'The Voyeur's Motel'; and Jonah Lehrer, former writer for The New Yorker at the center of several plagiarism scandals.
What is Kmele hiding in Greece? Why is Donald Trump taking advantage of Hillary Clinton's email lawbreaking by doubling down on the Star of David? And what on earth is the man who contributed to the downfall of pop-science journo-fabulist Jonah Lehrer doing giving the guy a second chance? Also: Chilcot Report, Tony Blair, Iraq regrets, over-classification, and just how many drinks constitutes “a couple” over at Vice News.Foster, Welch and Moynahan discuss... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
What is Kmele hiding in Greece? Why is Donald Trump taking advantage of Hillary Clinton's email lawbreaking by doubling down on the Star of David? And what on earth is the man who contributed to the downfall of pop-science journo-fabulist Jonah Lehrer doing giving the guy a second chance? Also: Chilcot Report, Tony Blair, Iraq regrets, over-classification, and just how many drinks constitutes “a couple” over at Vice News.Foster, Welch and Moynahan discuss... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On The Gist, we explore an abuse of power taking place on social media. Journalist Jon Ronson shares why he was compelled to tell the stories behind the public shaming of Jonah Lehrer and Justine Sacco. He’s the author of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, now out in paperback. For the Spiel, meet Wisconsin’s Jimmy Boy. Today’s sponsor: Squarespace.com. Get a free trial and 10 percent off your first purchase when you visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code GIST. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On The Gist, we explore an abuse of power taking place on social media. Journalist Jon Ronson shares why he was compelled to tell the stories behind the public shaming of Jonah Lehrer and Justine Sacco. He’s the author of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, now out in paperback. For the Spiel, meet Wisconsin’s Jimmy Boy. Today’s sponsor: Squarespace.com. Get a free trial and 10 percent off your first purchase when you visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code GIST. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conflict has a big impact on a team's level of creativity. You may be surprised to learn that teams need conflict in order to be creative. In this episode, learn what the research has revealed about the best types of conflict and the best approaches of conflict for creativity. You'll also learn about creative abrasion and 4 tips on how to achieve the optimal level of conflict with your teams. What You'll Learn Two types of conflict - one that is helpful for teams and one that is harmful Five approaches to conflict and the three that increase creativity The definition and importance of creative abrasion Four simple things you can do to get the optimal level of conflict in your team Resources Mentioned in the Episode Groupthink article by Jonah Lehrer - this is the article I talked about that I shared with the team Jehn, K. (1995). A multi method examination of the benefits and detriments of intragroup conflict. Administrative Science Quarterly, 40, 256-282. Badke-Schaub, P., Goldschmidt, G., & Meijer, M. (2010). How does cognitive conflict in design teams support the development of creative ideas? Creativity and Innovation Management, 19(2), 119-133. Episode 5: Ideation Episode 17: Seven Norms of Collaboration The Weekly Challenge Try one of the four techniques to increase creativity in your team. What happens? Share in the comment section or send me an email and let me know how it goes.
Today on The Gist, Chicago’s Joshua Sebastian tells a story of parking ticket injustice. Then, in our regular segment “Is This Bulls---?,” we ask Maria Konnikova of the New Yorker what to make of Jonah Lehrer’s new books, and the mark he left on popular science. For the Spiel, Mike has solved the problem of backpacks on the subway. Get The Gist by email as soon as it’s available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Expect the unexpected when we go digging in Seth's storm shelter – who knows what we'll find! In this cramped never-never land, tucked between piles of dehydrated food packets and old civil defense helmets, we stumble (but don't step) upon marauding ants … a mission to Pluto…. “evidence” of a spaceship crash … the Apollo astronaut who shot the “Earth Rise” photograph … and Jonah Lehrer meditating on creativity. Tune in, find out and, help move this box of canned soup, will you? Guests: Mark Moffett - Entomologist, research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, author of Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions John Spencer - Planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, and member of the New Horizons science team Joe Nickell - Paranormal investigator, Senior Research Fellow, Skeptical Inquirer Magazine William Anders - Astronaut on Apollo 8, and photographer of “Earth Rise” Jonah Lehrer - Author of Imagine: How Creativity Works Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Expect the unexpected when we go digging in Seth’s storm shelter – who knows what we’ll find! In this cramped never-never land, tucked between piles of dehydrated food packets and old civil defense helmets, we stumble (but don’t step) upon marauding ants … a mission to Pluto…. “evidence” of a spaceship crash … the Apollo astronaut who shot the “Earth Rise” photograph … and Jonah Lehrer meditating on creativity. Tune in, find out and, help move this box of canned soup, will you? Guests: Mark Moffett - Entomologist, research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, author of Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions John Spencer - Planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, and member of the New Horizons science team Joe Nickell - Paranormal investigator, Senior Research Fellow, Skeptical Inquirer Magazine William Anders - Astronaut on Apollo 8, and photographer of “Earth Rise” Jonah Lehrer - Author of Imagine: How Creativity Works
Jonah Lehrer, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the science of creativity. They discuss focusing vs. ignoring as a way to solve problems, the potential for computer-based creativity, how W. H. Auden used drugs to improve his poetry, Bob Dylan, Steve Jobs, and the creative power of mindless relaxation. The conversation closes with a discussion of what policies might increase creativity.
Jonah Lehrer, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the science of creativity. They discuss focusing vs. ignoring as a way to solve problems, the potential for computer-based creativity, how W. H. Auden used drugs to improve his poetry, Bob Dylan, Steve Jobs, and the creative power of mindless relaxation. The conversation closes with a discussion of what policies might increase creativity.
Jonah Lehrer, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the science of creativity. They discuss focusing vs. ignoring as a way to solve problems, the potential for computer-based creativity, how W. H. Auden used drugs to improve his poetry, Bob Dylan, Steve Jobs, and the creative power of mindless relaxation. The conversation closes with a discussion of what policies might increase creativity.
IMAGINE: HOW CREATIVITY WORKS with Jonah LehrerDid you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output? In IMAGINE: How Creativity Works, bestselling author Jonah Lehrer will share with us a sparkling and revealing look at the new science of creativity. Shattering many creativity myths, Jonah echoes one of ConsciousSHIFT's themes, that creativity is not a single “gift” possessed by the lucky few. It’s a variety of distinct thought processes that we can ALL learn to use more effectively.Julie Ann will explore with Jonah the importance of embracing the rut, thinking like a child, and daydreaming productively ... and then take us out of our own heads to show how we can make our neighborhoods more vibrant, our companies more productive, and our schools more effective.We’ll explore Bob Dylan’s writing habits and the drug addiction of poets ... consider bartender who thinks like a chemist, and an autistic surfer who invented an entirely new surfing move ... see why Elizabethan England experienced a creative explosion, and how Pixar designed its office space to get the most out of its talent.By collapsing the layers separating the neuron from the finished symphony, Jonah will help us see the deep inventiveness of the human mind, and its essential - and conscious - role it can play in navigating, and co-creating in, our increasingly complex world.Join Julie Ann as she interviews her guest on ConsciousSHIFT - Jonah Lehrer, author of IMAGINE, who is also a contributing editor at Wired and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker - to discover how YOU can cultivate YOUR creative genius!
Ellen Rohr concludes her live Bare Bones Biz webinar featuring co-hosts Dean Rotbart and David Biondo. This week Dean and David joined Ellen for an online question-and-answer webinar, hosted by Ellen’s consulting, publishing and venture capital company. On this segment - #3 of 3 - a live member of Ellen’s webinar audience calls in to share his "Buzz Snatching" experience placing a giant banana on an advertising billboard in order to draw attention to a local radio station. Also on this segment, Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional’s Certified Entrepreneur #1, shares insights that he gleaned by reading Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer. “I really loved his idea of working memory,” Homer says. Homer also was fascinated with Lehrer’s illustration of using “blending” to unleash creative genius. Business Unconventional is sponsored in part by High Plateau Truss, serving Colorado homeowners and contractors for more than two decades. Contact John Peer: www.hptruss.com Ph: 303-278-9744 5465 Quebec Street, Commerce City, CO 80022 B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (Mountain Time). The program is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com. Original Air Date: June 3, 2012Photo: Co-Host David Biondo
Airport Scanners to help with Distorted Body Image People with eating disorders often have a distorted view of their own bodies. Researchers at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen are now using 3-D body scanners to test whether giving this accurate feedback of body shape could help in the treatment of life-threatening illnesses like anorexia and bulimia. Chit-Lit, Scandi-Lit...now Neuro-Lit ! Why neuroscience is taking a leading role in the modern novel. Claudia Hammond talks to science writer, Jonah Lehrer, and to academic psychologist and writer, Charles Fernyhough, about the emergence of brain science in literature and considers whether new understanding of the brain can enrich fiction in the same way that Darwinism or Psychoanalysis did. Teenagers' Brains and Social Rejection It's long been known that adolescents are particularly vulnerable to being left out. They get hurt and feel the rejection very keenly. Research by Dr Catherine Sebastian at the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit at University College London suggests this response could be explained by the developing teenage brain. Producer: Fiona Hill.
Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, discusses the new science of creativity.
Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, discusses the new science of creativity. [34:06]
Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, discusses the new science of creativity. [34:06]
Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, discusses the new science of creativity. [34:06]
On Start the Week Andrew Marr discusses creativity with the writer Jonah Lehrer. In his latest book, Imagine, Lehrer unpicks the creative process in both science and art, to ask where inventiveness and imagination spring from, and how they can be harnessed. Experimental sound artist, Scanner, talks about creating unique musical compositions and his latest collaboration with the Heritage Orchestra at the Brighton Festival; and the novelist Joanna Kavenna considers the importance of nourishing creative ideas in writing fiction. She argues that everyone is born creative, although as we get older this innate imaginative ability is often suppressed or side-lined. Finally, the chemist, Rachel O'Reilly, explains the importance of the creative process in scientific research and how blue-sky thinking aids developments in nano-materials and technology.Producer: Katy Hickman.
Aired 04/08/12 Do you consider yourself to be creative? Do you think of creativity as a gift, a talent, something you either have or you don't? Do you find creativity to be a bit mystical or magical, dependent on luck, the muses, or higher powers? Today's guest, JONAH LEHRER, has written a book in which he looks at the latest brain science and attempts, in his words, "to collapse the layers of description separating the nerve cell from the finished symphony, the cortical circuit from the successful product." In Imagine: How Creativity Works, Lehrer makes clear, "Creativity shouldn't seem like something otherworldly. It shouldn't seem like a process reserved for artists or inventors or other "creative types." After all, he points out, the human mind has the creative impulse built into its operating system, hard-wired into its most essential programming code." Creativity is a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively. In the book, Lehrer reveals the importance of embracing the rut, thinking like a child, and daydreaming productively. He also shows how we can use this knowledge to make our neighborhoods more vibrant, our companies more productive, and our schools more effective. http://jonahlehrer.com
On this week's Motley Fool Money Spring Break Special, our analysts share three stocks for the next ten years. Plus, we talk about the business of creativity with Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works.
We'll explore the workings of creativity -- from how to bring more of it into organizations to who is creative to how the brain works with creativity. Our guest is Jonah Lehrer, author of the new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, as well as How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist. He is also contributing editor at Wired, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Find more at http://www.jonahlehrer.com/.
This week: Author Rick Moody dives into his gene pool… Jonah Lehrer showers us with inspiration… Escargot Eggs… Comedian Moshe Kasher’s train-wreck mem’ries… And etiquette tips from world-class concierge Michael Fazio. Plus, a little night music from jazz star Esperanza Spalding, a super joke from Of Montreal, and vibrating tattoos.
For this Snippet, we discuss Cultivating Genius in the 21st Century by Jonah Lehrer. (http://www.pagebreakpodcast.com/snippets/cultivating-genius)
“Two heads are better than one,” is often quoted but horribly wrong. Trust me, I know. Anything with two heads is a monster. “Nothing was ever created by two men. There are no good collaborations, whether in music, in art, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.” – John Steinbeck, East of Eden, Chap. 13, 1952 This is the point in the discussion where one could easily say, “Well, that's your opinion and Steinbeck's. But I happen to know that brainstorming as a team leads to better idea generation.” But do you know that, really? Or is brainstorming just another sacred cultural myth? Jonah Lehrer published a research article this week that eliminates the need for speculation and debate. Alex Faikney Osborn was the “O” in the famous advertising agency B.B.D.O. Alex was full of ideas. His first book, How to “Think Up”, was published in 1942, followed by Your Creative Power in 1948, Wake Up Your Mind in 1952, and then in 1953, Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Problem Solving. In the opening paragraphs of http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lehrer (Jonah Lehrer's marvelous research) into “Groupthink,” he writes, “Osborn's most celebrated idea was the one discussed in Chapter 33, ‘How to Organize a Squad to Create Ideas.' When a group works together, he wrote, the members should engage in a ‘brainstorm.' The book outlined the essential rules of a successful brainstorming session. The single most important of these, Osborn said, was the absence of criticism and negative feedback. Brainstorming was an immediate hit and Osborn became a popular business guru. The underlying assumption of brainstorming is that if people are scared of saying the wrong thing, they'll end up saying nothing at all. Typically, participants leave a brainstorming session proud of their contribution. The whiteboard has been filled with free associations. At such moments, brainstorming can seem like an ideal mental technique, a feel-good way to boost productivity. But there is one overwhelming problem with brainstorming. It doesn't work. The first empirical test of Osborn's brainstorming technique was performed at Yale University, in 1958. The results were a sobering refutation of Osborn. Although the findings did nothing to dent brainstorming's popularity, numerous follow-up studies have come to the same conclusion.” Interesting, isn't it? Sixty years of scientifically controlled experiments, studies and tests have proven brainstorming to be significantly less effective than individual effort but the brainstorming myth just won't go away. Here's the real kicker: discussion and debate – the very two things prohibited in a ‘brainstorming' session – have been repeatedly proven to bring out the best in us. And now I must pause to do my Happy Dance. Okay, I'm back now. I'm happy because Jonah Lehrer describes, in the second half of his research article, what has been proven time and again to be the ultimate environment for true creative breakthrough, “a space with an almost uncanny ability to extract the best from people… a magical incubator.” He then gives us a clear description of the kitchen and courtyard of https://wizardacademy.org/scripts/engHouse.asp (Engelbrecht House), the student mansion on the campus of Wizard Academy. Many of you reading this Monday Morning Memo will recall my greeting during the opening session on your first day of class at Wizard Academy. “Each of you came here to be enlarged by your instructor. You will, I promise, not be disappointed. But at the end of these days and nights together, as you prepare to go back home, you will realize that...
What makes people buy one product over another? Why is discounting HORRIBLE for your business? Or, more broadly speaking, how do people make ANY decision? The answer lies inside your brain… …and to help you understand how it works, I’ve got the New York Times best-selling author Jonah Lehrer on the latest edition of Social […]
00:00:00 - Mars just keeps better, this time because it's a bit wetter. Charlie explains the science behind the discovery, especially how we were able to taste something on another planet. 00:16:43 - Patrick keeps his beverage dark and Cascadian, Charlie searches for a glass (why didn't he just check our store?) and Ryan is feeling dark and stormy. 00:23:02 - Trailer Trash Talk is looking to take a nice country drive. But that's not what Drive is about at all. Does the trailer live up to the poster? Does it even live up to the font? And what are driving gloves even for? Find out! 00:38:59 - Science is under threat! The threat of the 'decline effect.' Jonah Lehrer wrote about it and the Paleopals discuss his findings. Ironically, they find less significance in the decline effect, which kind of makes sense if you think about it... Check out the RadioLab episode also on this subject Plus one of Jonah Lehrer's books Proust was a Neuroscientist 01:05:48 - PaleoPOWs are fortunately not subject to the decline effect. They just keep getting better! This week is no exception. Ryan has donations from Sarah B., a possibly forgotten Gaylen, and both (that's right, both!) his parents. Thanks everyone! You're keeping the lights on and the mics hot! Charlie gets more ethanol feedback (the story that just won't die) from Midwesterner Jeff! And finally, Patrick has a lengthy e-mail from Jesse C. about radio and forensics. Just how the heck are those two related?! Tune in to find out! Thanks for listening! Our blog has saltwater in it too, check it out at Paleocave.com! Music from this week's show: Will There Be Enough Water? - The Dead Wate Raise Your Glass - Autopilot Off Drive - Matt Costa It's Coming Down - Cake
The government reports better-than-expected jobs numbers. Dunkin Donuts flirts with an IPO. Warren Buffett deals with some trouble on the ranch. And Abercrombie & Fitch deals with a bikini brouhaha. Our analysts tackle these stories and share some stocks on our radar. Plus, How We Decide author Jonah Lehrer talk about how investors can make better decisions.
On this week's Motley Fool Money, we share some of our favorite interviews. Jonah Lehrer talks about How We Decide. Dan Ariely talks about the Upside of Irrationality. And Christopher Chabris talks Invisible Gorillas.
The Apollo moon landing is a hoax! 9-11 was an inside job! Our government keeps alien bodies racked and stacked in an underground bunker! And as for the evidence … well … put on your tin hats, folks, we're going deep, deep, deep into conspiracy with journalist David Aaronovitch. Also – the truth is out there, but it's ignored. Jonah Lehrer on why scientists can overlook evidence. Plus, money for meters and your spooks for free: ghost detectors hit the market. And Hollywood Reality Check and Phil Plait on bogus bomb detectors. It's Skeptic Check… but don't take our word for it! Guests: Phil Plait - Astronomer, keeper of badastronomy.com, and author of Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End . . . David Aaronovitch- Columnist with the Times newspaper of London and author of Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History Jonah Lehrer - Contributing editor at Wired magazine and author of How We Decide Matt Lowry - High school physics teacher and keeper of the Skeptical Teacher web site Jim Underdown - Executive Director, Center for Inquiry, West - Los Angeles Descripción en español Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Apollo moon landing is a hoax! 9-11 was an inside job! Our government keeps alien bodies racked and stacked in an underground bunker! And as for the evidence … well … put on your tin hats, folks, we’re going deep, deep, deep into conspiracy with journalist David Aaronovitch. Also – the truth is out there, but it’s ignored. Jonah Lehrer on why scientists can overlook evidence. Plus, money for meters and your spooks for free: ghost detectors hit the market. And Hollywood Reality Check and Phil Plait on bogus bomb detectors. It’s Skeptic Check… but don’t take our word for it! Guests: Phil Plait - Astronomer, keeper of badastronomy.com, and author of Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End . . . David Aaronovitch- Columnist with the Times newspaper of London and author of Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History Jonah Lehrer - Contributing editor at Wired magazine and author of How We Decide Matt Lowry - High school physics teacher and keeper of the Skeptical Teacher web site Jim Underdown - Executive Director, Center for Inquiry, West - Los Angeles Descripción en español
New York's Attorney General throws the book at Bank of America. Bailout beneficiary AIG prepares to hand out big bonuses. Toyota does damage control. And Apple CEO Steve Jobs goes on the attack against Google. On this week's Motley Fool Money Radio Show, we'll tackle those stories, talk with How We Decide author Jonah Lehrer, and share three stocks on our radar.
This week on WireTap, author Jonah Lehrer discusses his book, "How We Decide". Plus, Howard offers Jonathan some decision making advice with his very own version of the I Ching. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.
A conversation about the organic basis of decisionmaking with Jonah Lehrer, editor-at-large at Seed magazine and author of How We Decide.
Jonah Lehrer, editor-at-large for Seed Magazine, is also a contributor to NPR’s RadioLab. He is the author of Proust was a Neuroscientist.
Jonah Lehrer, editor-at-large for Seed Magazine, is also a contributor to NPR’s RadioLab. He is the author of Proust was a Neuroscientist.
A conversation about literature, the human brain and umami with Jonah Lehrer, editor-at-large at Seed magazine and author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist.
Guest: Jonah Lehrer Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD “Proust Was a Neuroscientist” is about artists who anticipated the discoveries of neuroscience. Such unlikely bedfellows as Walt Whitman, Marcel Proust, and George Eliot are discussed as host Dr. Leslie Lundt interviews the author, Jonah Lehrer.
Guest: Jonah Lehrer Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Why do we dip sushi into soy sauce? Why do some things just taste better? In 1903, the original French chef, Auguste Escoffier taught us about the science of taste in the classic cookbook, “Guide Culinaire”. Jonah Lehrer, author of “Proust Was a Neuroscientist” joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what this chef knew about l-glutamate, long before it had a name.