Peter Donnelly: How juries are fooled by statistics

By Eric on Friday, January 22, 2010
Filled Under: TEDTalks

"Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common
 mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and
 the devastating impact these errors can have on the
 outcome of criminal trials."

Malcolm Gladwell: What we can learn from spaghetti sauce

By Eric on Friday, January 15, 2010
Filled Under: Authors, TEDTalks

"Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food
 industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and
 makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and
 happiness."

Helen Fisher: The science of love, and the future of women

By Eric on Friday, January 8, 2010
Filled Under: TEDTalks

"Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic
 -- love - and explains its evolution, its biochemical
 foundations and its social importance. She closes with
 a warning about the potential disaster inherent in
 antidepressant abuse."

Al Seckel: Your brain is badly wired — enjoy it!

By Eric on Friday, January 1, 2010
Filled Under: TEDTalks

"Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the
 perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of
 eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily
 fooled, we kind of like it."