Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes the release of brain chemicals such as dopamine and endorphins. — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Lie detection is like language; there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families. — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is the primary factor that gives humans a competitive advantage… — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Evolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environmen. — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects… — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Children do not have to learn that streets are dangerous places by potentially fatal trial and error. — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term… — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses. — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children,… — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Humans have evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to changes in status. — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Perhaps teachers should be instructed in a program where they lie to their students on a regular basis to sharpen up their skills at… — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth. But due to rapid population growth, the wealth per… — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
Trying to control information in the network age is about as successful as pissing into the wind. — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
