TED talk: how people calculate probability and value, and common errors

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Dan Gilbert: How we are deceived by our own miscalculations of the future
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/420

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the forum where I found the above link had a reply mentioning this might be interesting to those who find the above interesting... I watched the first 2 parts during lunchtime and wow it was uber-fascinating stuff! Makes you think... about how and why we think!

Foolproof Equation to a Perfect Life
pt1 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7_Z-N91v6g
(other 4 parts here)

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Free will, the ability to decide for ourselves exactly what we will do and when we will do it. Its something were convinced we have . But some experts say were wrong. You may think you are the perfect judge of who you like and who you dont. But a simple experiment shows just the opposite. Making decisions weather they are simple ones or split second life or death choices is a complex processes and science proves we are all very bad at it. Lucky for us though researchers may have finally figured out the formula that may help you make the right decisions.

for convenience, here's a playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6FCEE33544A14FA7