Novelty vs Normalcy
Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we are explaining how we distinguish between something that is “normal” versus something that is “novel” when it comes to making observations about human behavior. ...
19 Des 20231h 1min
A Horse Named Twister
Send us Fan Mail Today we are discussing the importance of naming conventions, taxonomy, the lexicon you use, and the priming effect that words can have on others. Since language is extremely adaptive...
5 Des 20231h 2min
Heuristics and Mental Models
Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking about one of the human behavior domains that we teach in our training courses called Heuristics. Now there are a number of different types of heuristics as well a...
21 Nov 20231h 9min
Your iPhone and the 4th Amendment
Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking about a poker game that spun wildly out of control and turned into a robbery and shooting, and that was just the start of this case! The reason we are discussing ...
14 Nov 20231h 8min
Executive Protection with Ivan Ivanovich
Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking to Ivan Ivanovich, a global leader in the Executive Protection industry who has started, and ran, several highly successful multinational security companies. He h...
7 Nov 20231h 10min
The Problem With Personality Tests
Send us Fan Mail Today we are discussing our thoughts on the use of personality tests, especially when it comes to the hiring process and the general use of them in the workplace. During the episode w...
31 Okt 202355min
People Want Their Say, Not Their Way
Send us Fan Mail Today we are responding to some of the questions we received regarding our statement that “most people want their say, not their way.” During the episode we explain what we mean by t...
24 Okt 202357min
Public Event Security
Send us Fan Mail Today we have a special guest on the show by the name of Charlie Harr. Charlie is the Operations Coordinator for the annual Marine Corps Marathon that is coming up on October 29th in ...
17 Okt 20231h 4min
