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.
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.
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.
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.
14-05-2019
Please join us, and our special guest Isabelle Magyar of the United Nations’ HeforShe Initiative, on the morning of June 11th in Central London, as we present the power of “nudge” to drive organisational transformation and behavioural change.
We will share examples of “nudge” principles applied within companies:
Tuesday 11 June, 2019 from 9AM to 12PM
The Garry Weston Library, Southwark Cathedral, London SE1 9DA
Speakers:
All attendees will receive a copy of Éric Singler’s latest book, “Nudge Management: Applying Behavioural Science to Boost Well-Being, Engagement and Performance at Work”.