ideas for humans

The potential of artificial intelligence to change the facet of every industry is limitless. Already, we have applied AI tools to the health, manufacturing, transportation, and finance industries. But can we trust AI or a robot to act in a way that we want it to act?...

There's a concept in game theory that we help others because ultimately, it helps ourselves. It's widely debated, and speculated, about why we are altruistic. The idea forms one of the principles in the theory of evolution. We help others because in some way,...

1. Does human evolution shape our habits? I was reading the bestseller Atomic Habits by James Clear, and it introduced some interesting concepts about human evolution to explain why we are resistant to changing our habits. The book isn't about human evolution, but...

1. What is social currency? The rise of social media allowed individuals to capitalize on all the ways that they can influence the behaviour of just about everyone. The influence of behaviour, when monetized, turns into social currency. Social currency is the degree...

Knowledge is valuable. But how valuable? Institutions have monetized information in acceptable ways such as private education and intellectual property (IP). But is it right to put a price on knowledge? And who has the power to choose which types of information are...

Life is totally unfair. You've heard this too many times in your lifetime: "life is unfair." Maybe life was unfair when you were a kid because you were never invited to as many birthday parties as Suzy and you still hold a grudge against her to this day. It's a truism...

I can recall a few instances where I've put off starting a project because there were too many roadblocks that got in the way. Everyone's been there, when you talk yourself out of doing something. You've quit before you've even started. For example, you may put off...

Searching for that elusive inspiration? You might be stuck in a rut and need to find a way to climb out of it. Maybe there is too much negativity in your life. What kinds of actions can you take to wake up and shake yourself out of hibernation? You can be inspired by...

In the novella The Train Now Departing by Martha Grimes, a woman meets a friend for lunch; he is a travel writer who has been to far-flung locales that the woman only dreams of visiting. She doesn't know why she is friends with him when their conversations are fraught...