The hot hand fallacy in sports, gambling, and finance
The hot hand fallacy is therefore that effect that makes us think that, after a series of successes, other positive results will occur (and vice versa).
A gentleman thief, a razor and the bias of the obvious
There are stories that become biases, and because of this we can’t ignore them. As the one of a sophisticated and cultured burglar, more romantic than Bonnie and Clyde, with traits like Houdini, Picasso and Rasputin.
Neurosciences at the service of medicine
In the 90’s, a new therapy was introduced in the US, consisting in the daily assumption of various drugs, capable of increasing the survival rate of HIV-positive patients, if followed with at least 95% adherence to therapy.
The strategic relevance of nudges
A nudge, as we will use the term, is any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people’s behavior in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives.
Decision making and Nudges at the table
What’s the optimal daily intake of salt and sugar? How much, however, is the quantity we actually consume?
Two (worthwhile) ways of thinking
There are many ways to test our decision-making ability. What I propose is a simple riddle, but one that must be answered instinctively.
The 10 features of an aim
The followings are ten characteristics that, if followed, will let you know whether you chose a good aim or not.
The three functions of the Non-Verbal Communication
The NVC essentially has three functions that could be described as follow:strengthen, contradict and substitute.
The defender and the sniper
Today I would like to talk about two different trade models I saw in action: the first one is negative, the second one is positive.
Too much selling and too less listening
The meeting I’m going to tell helps to destroy the wrong prejudice about what is the NVC (non-verbal communication).
