Post on 19-Jul-2015
10 Diabolical Ways Your Brain Is
a Devious Genius at Deluding You
Mark Brady, PhD
floweringbrain@gmail.com
www.floweringbrain.wordpress.com
1. It convinces you that you don't suck at
multitasking, when you really do…
… while making yourself vulnerable to higher risk of Alzheimers.
3. It pretends all light comes from heaven.
… which is why the circles on the left look recessed
and the circles on the right look raised.
6. It suckers you over and over with its
anticipation-reward circuitry…
… making you a slave to your pleasure circuits.
8. It seduces you into believing you can make
consistently good choices in a world where
grocery stores carry 40,000 items.
Background Image: wallalay.com/free-background-96-341097-desktop-background.html
Credits and References:
Title Slide: Brain Image - http://absurdwordpreferred.deviantart.com/art/Brain-FREE-Transparent-PNG-130589663
Slide 2: http://davinci41.deviantart.com/art/Multitasking-Motivational-Poster-410317238
Slide 3: http://mentalfloss.com/article/33466/diabolical-motivations-11-video-game-villains
Slide 4: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/seeing-is-believing-aug-08/Slide 5: http://nicktumminello.com/2014/08/why-smart-trainers-believe-stupid-
things-part-3-regression-to-the-mean/Slide 6: http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/attachments/politics-religion-
and-controversy/47700929d1342409790-obama-claims-all-successful-businesses-owe-the-government-obama_satan.jpg
Slide 7: http://www.guymag.net/articles/health/nutrition/junk-foods-secret-power/
Slide 8: http://michaeljswart.com/tag/sql/Slide 9: http://www.warehouseiq.com/profiling-warehouse-abc/Slide 10: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/67976275596658178/Slide 11: http://www.threefatesgames.com/2013/02/01/top-five-picks/Michael
Morarity