Comments on: The scientific skinny on “gut feelings”

By: dolly

dolly — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:22:08 +0000

This is the entire premise of the book by Malcolm Gladwell called “Blink.” Also, someone wrote a refutation called “Think.” (I forget the author’s name.) It takes the opposite approach, that rationality is a better method of decision making. Both books are fascinating.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 09 May 2007 03:02:24 +0000

Psychology Today is a great mag… even for non-psychology people. Check it out (the subscription is really cheap too!)

By: n2y2

n2y2 — Tue, 08 May 2007 20:01:58 +0000

We using the strict unscientific method, I have proven that going with the gut on quizzes is best.

Taking the daily quiz here on mental_floss, I find that if I think about a question too long and change my answer, I invariably get it wrong.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:52:17 +0000

Someone has been watching too much Colbert Report, methinks…