signaling (behavior)

kottke.org   (2024-03-21)

I thought for sure that I’d previously written about the secret jelly packet & pickle-based system that chefs at the Waffle House use to “store” all of the orders that come in for food during service, but I can’t find it in the a

julian.digital   (2022-07-18)

01 Intro One of the best books I have read in the last few years is The Elephant in the Brain by Robin Hanson and Kevin Simler. The book makes two main arguments: a) Most of our everyday actions can be traced back to some form of signaling or status seeking b) Our brains deliberately hi

theconversation.com   (2022-07-18)

New research on consumer behavior shows that we tend to match some types of choices the people around us make, but not others.

www.bbc.com   (2022-06-30)

For a couple of centuries, the British were in an unlikely frenzy for the exotic fruit.

behavioralscientist.org   (2022-06-25)

How do false beliefs spread, and what are the consequences?

psyche.co   (2021-02-24)

Smiles can be a way to dupe people because they’re easy to fake – but we’ve figured out which smiles can be trusted

www.theatlantic.com   (2021-01-30)

The psychological quirks that make it tricky to get an accurate read on someone's emotions

julian.digital   (2021-01-25)

I’ve spent a lot of time recently thinking about different proof-of-work mechanisms. When I say proof-of-work, I’m not talking about consensus algorithms like the ones that some crypto currencies use. I’m talking about social networks.

getpocket.com   (2020-07-04)

Research on consumer behavior shows that we tend to follow the people around us when making some types of choices, but not others.

www.toptal.com   (2019-08-29)

Many brands overshoot the subtleties of virtue signaling. They preach, posture, and alienate the people they’re trying to impress. We show how big companies can better bang their virtue drums. #brand #marketing #PR #business #SocialMedia #CX

www.lesswrong.com   (2019-03-12)

The most commonly used introduction to signaling, promoted both by Robin Hanson and in The Art of Strategy, starts with college degrees. Suppose, the…