Counterintuitively, McGonigal states “Gamers don’t sit around…” and in the game world, she is right. While gamers might be physically sitting around, in their game’s world they are usually running around a lot: getting quests, vanquishing enemies and leveling up. She goes on to suggest that we use this active nature of gaming to help solve big, complex world problems.
Category: Viewing
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Frans de Waal: Moral behavior in animals
Waal did an amazing study (that I love talking about) that showed that a sense of “fairness” is innate in a lot animals and is not just a societal contract (though the boundaries of fairness can be heavily shaped by a society). -
Carrots and Sticks: Unlocking the power of incentives
Professor Ian Ayres gives some good suggestions about creating good incentives.
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Why you will fail to have a great career: Larry Smith
Smith presents a humorous take on why most of us fail to achieve our dreams.
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Jenna McCarthy: What you don’t know about marriage
McCarthy aggregates several studies done on marriage. She presents many very interesting facts. For example, the chances of a given couple getting a divorce increase by 75% if a close friend get a divorce.