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If a baseball and a bat cost $1.10 together, and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?

Solution

5 cents. System 1 thinking often leads to mistakes in this type of problem.

Next question

A father and son are in a horrible car crash that kills the dad. The son is rushed to the hospital; just as he’s about to go under the knife, the surgeon says, “I can’t operate—that boy is my son!” How is that possible?

Solution

The surgeon is the boy’s mother. This puzzle illustrates the persistence of gender discrimination.

Next question

In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?

Solution

47 days. To answer correctly, you need to ignore your system 1 and use your system 2.

Next question

Alan is smart, hard-working, impulsive, stubborn and jealous.
Ben is jealous, stubborn, impulsive, hard-working and smart.
Who should you hire?

Solution

They are the same, but a priming effect often make people prefer the first candidate.

Next question

23-02-2022

B.E. GOOD! Podcast | Dominic Packer: How to Harness the Power of Us

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Dominic Packer, Professor of Psychology at Lehigh University. His research investigates how people’s identities affect conformity and dissent, racism and ageism, solidarity, health, and leadership. He is the co-author of the new book “The Power of Us – Harnessing our shared identities for personal and collective success” written with his friend and Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University, Jay Van Bavel.

Listen to the podcast below on Soundcloud or on your favorite podcast platform.

During our conversation, we learned:

  • The definition of “social identities,” and how they influence our behavior 
  • One big factor that is driving political polarization
  • How to practice “transformational leadership” 
  • Why understanding social identities is a critical part of tackling the big challenges that humanity faces like inequality, climate change and threat to democracy

To learn more about Dominic and his work, visit https://www.powerofus.online/ 

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