Joe Williams @ragcast

Unveiling parables of the universe with ponders of life's alchemy that blends serendipity with human insight. ragcast.com United States Joined February 2010

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Hindsight Bias: Believing after an event that we predicted or knew it all along. Caused by memory reconstruction, it creates an "I knew it" illusion. This effect distorts learning from history by overestimating foresight.

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The Nampa Figurine’s Geological Paradox: In 1889, a 2-inch clay figurine resembling a human was found in Nampa, Idaho, embedded in 300,000-year-old sediment during well-drilling. Its age contradicts human presence in the Americas, and while dismissed as a hoax by some, its fired…

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Buy-Now Effect: We spend more after reading the word “buy”. The word "buy" triggers a sense of loss, prompting compensatory spending via emotional priming in the amygdala. This subtle linguistic bias boosts impulse buys in ads, highlighting language's role in consumer behavior.

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Chronological Snobbery: Overestimating the significance of the present. This bias leads to dismissing historical wisdom in favor of modern trends. This affects cultural shifts and innovation hype, showing our egocentrism in temporal progress.

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Continued Influence Effect: Misinformation continues to affect beliefs even after being debunked. Due to memory persistence in the hippocampus, where corrections fail to fully erase initial impressions. This underscores challenges to preempt false narratives.

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6 days ago

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Saying is Believing Effect: When you tailor a message to suit an audience, you may start to believe it's your own true opinion. Ex: After arguing a position in a group, you might falsely remember always holding that view, changing how you see yourself via social influence.

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Art is the perceived value and beauty in the eye of the beholder.

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One bitten, twice shy: After experiencing a bad outcome with a decision, the tendency to avoid the choice again with the same decision, even though it was optimal, like avoiding a reliable investment after a single loss. It shows we can emotionally overcorrect indecision making.

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Internal turmoil will make you susceptible to manipulation. The dark side promises power and control, instead it preys on fears, attachments, and frustrations that leads to detachment and anger.

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False Uniqueness Bias: Overestimating how unique our positive traits or abilities are compared to others. Our egos can lead to underestimating competition. This reveals why our optimistic self-view, influencing choices and social comparisons.

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Through the iron backbone of the continent, cargo rails haul the unheralded pulse of trade, stitching together the fabric of everyday abundance with threads of relentless motion.

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In Wizard of Oz, the poppy field scene symbolizes life's perils: poppies induce sleep, addiction and complacency derailing dreams. The dangers from a quest for self-discovery to Emerald City as a goal of wisdom, heart, courage, home and friendship embodying hope amid adversity.