stackyFACTSLogic takes a backseat when millions of dollars are on the line. Illusory correlation is the phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables even when no such relationship exists. You ate a hot dog, they scored a run; clearly, you must now eat hot dogs forever.
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Watching a ten-minute tutorial makes your brain release a rush of dopamine, giving you unearned confidence in a new skill. This illusion of competence…
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The chronostasis illusion makes the first second you look at a timepiece seem unnaturally long. It is as if the universe pauses specifically to annoy you.
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Your visual system relies heavily on context, and when you take that context away, your brain just starts actively lying to you. The autokinetic effect…
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We genuinely believe the laws of physics care about our bank accounts. The illusion of control is the tendency for people to overestimate their ability to…
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Your sense of physical self is absurdly fragile. By simultaneously stroking a hidden real hand and a visible fake rubber hand, your mind will violently adopt…
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Basic statistics dictate this is literally impossible, yet here we are. Illusory superiority is a cognitive bias where a person overestimates their own…
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