Unusual Connections
Unusual Connections
Louis D. van Niekerk
I love understanding the mechanics behind society, technological development, politics, war-fare - just about anything. I tend to make unusual connections simply because of the way my brain is wired.
How you get fooled into not quitting when you should
Discover how your brain fools you into believing things and deciding matters that are fundamentally incorrect, without you ever knowing that it is. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusualconnections/message
Jan 28, 2021
7 min
Covid-19 as an evolutionary filter
Covid-19 is showing us in real and practical terms precisely how evolution works ar least as far as the development of the immune system is concerned. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusualconnections/message
Jan 25, 2021
6 min
Why (some) Christians love Trump
It has been fascinating me for more than four years now how a man who so clearly lives anything but the Christian values, can have such a large following among Christians. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusualconnections/message
Jan 22, 2021
9 min
Why dophamine junkies are creative
I explore the link between the neurological pathways in creative people and why entrepreneurs are dophamine junkies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusualconnections/message
Aug 31, 2019
6 min
Why the Dunning-Kruger effect prevents you from fulfilling your and others’ full potential.
A players are rare. Not placing them together is an injustice because the Dunning-Kruger effect will see them diminished to the level of B-players. Find out how you are a victim of this cognitive bias whether you are a A, B or C-player. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusualconnections/message
Aug 30, 2019
6 min
Risk is an everyday life occurrence. Knowing how to identify it may make you happier.
Don’t ever under estimate the risk-reward relationship. Make sure you know how to recognise and manage risk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusualconnections/message
Aug 29, 2019
7 min
Why a birthday is nothing to be celebrated
Congratulations, it’s your birthday! Really, congratulations for what? I make an unusual connection about birthdays in this episode. Come and discover why maybe you should not celebrate your birthday or anybody else’s for that matter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusualconnections/message
Aug 28, 2019
4 min
Why you don’t have to read your WhatsApps?
We explore why nobody has the right to insist you read your WhatsApp, email, etc. If you don’t protect your privacy nobody will. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusualconnections/message
Aug 22, 2019
5 min