Stats and Curiosities: From Harvard Business Review

mysteries of the human brain

We start at the source, with an exploration of the nature of the mind. The brain, of course, is responsible for our greatest achievements and oddest behaviors, and, for better or worse, we bring it with us to the office every day. There we let it loose to do all the things it has been doing since we evolved as humans, such as seeking advantage over our coworkers and misinterpreting the world. On a product-safety note, Margaret Neale of Stanford and Scott Wiltermuth of the University of Southern California point out in this chapter that reading too much useless information makes you 46% less likely to think clearly, so as you peruse these stats, please read responsibly.