This article reminds me of a scientific myth I saw one day about that people only use 10% percent of their brain. However, this description is not accurate because when we are using our brain, every parts of our brain is active and their is no vacant part of it. It is only that it has more potential than it seems. I think this description is 10% is misleading. I found the savant syndrome very interesting. I think this amazing talent in human brain is very amazing. So is it possible that the cognitive bias in human brain is because of the potential of human brain was not activated. --Sissi (4/17/2017)

I think this comparison of Mr. Trump with other presidents might be a little biased. Every president has their own policies so I think it is not appropriate to compare the time they spend traveling. Since Mr. Trump's focus is on domestic policy so it is sort of reasonable for him to spend more time with in the United States. However, in the latter half of the article, the author talked about the quality of Mr. Trump's staying. Indeed, I agree with author that Mr. Trump's staying is not very efficient. I think the frequency of traveling shouldn't be the measure of their presidency, but the quality and efficiency of their action and decision should be weighted. --Sissi (4/17/2017)

This is an event that has shocked a lot of people. This is shocking because the police in the video show no mercy at the passenger. I think it is the company's own responsibility for overbooking the plane. Especially it is not really because of overbooking but the employee want a seat. Although the news I heard is from Chinese perspective, there is definitely some fault in the company's decision. --Sissi (4/13/2017)

As we learned in TOK, people tend to follow the default. I think there is a phenomenon like inertia in human social behavior. Once we make up our mind doing something, we are very unlikely to make a change or make a correction. This has a subconscious influence on people so people can't notice it unless they are trained to avoid their logical fallacy. I found this a really good example of policy making can manipulate people's action and thoughts. --Sissi (4/13/2017)

There is a old saying in China says that animals gather by species, human gather by interests. Basically, it is saying that people with similar interest or characteristics tends to hang out together. There is another old saying in China saying that if you always hang out with bad people, you will eventually turn bad as well. This means that people around you can change you to behave like them. I think this phenomenon in human society is reasonable and follows the logic of revolution because human are social animals. In order to get along with a group, you have to either find a group of people that are just like you or change yourself to fit in that group of people.

I found it very interesting that social trust of human also follow the logic of revolution. "evolution is about more than just rivalry, we need relationships". As for my personal experience, sometimes I just have a natural impulse of doing some good. I feel like this impulse is completely out my control. Although many people would label me as a "kind" person, I don't think I am a kind person. I am "kind" because people seldom know me and I always keeps a distance with people. My parent obviously give a opposite comment about me. They know I am cruel and cold because we are not stranger. That's why I find keep distance with people is very convenient, such that they would never know the true side of you. --Sissi (4/11/2017)

I have been using the fingerprint sensor on my phone, but I have never think about the security problems lying beneath it. Since I has always been told that human fingerprints are unique so it is very secured to have a fingerprint sensor on the phone. However, my assumption about the fingerprint sensor is not correct because the app is only taking partial picture of the fingerprint so it become more likely to be insecure. I feel like I am always making those assumptions because I am lazy about learning the truth. --Sissi (4/11/2017)

As we discussed in TOK, people selectively read about science due to confirmation bias. When reading about science, people tends to ignore the limitation and uncertainties in science, this is because of the source amnesia. It is not surprise that liberals and conservatives read different science book because the policies they make are so different that they need different scientific paper to support. Although science is trying to stay out of politics, but it cannot stop politicians from using science. However, it is totally a surprise for me to see that science books on dinosaurs are read by author throughout the political spectrum. It doesn't seem to fit in with my hypothesis earlier. --Sissi (4/10/2017)

As Uber and other innovative company develop, new forms of jobs appear. Independent contractor is a new idea that has been very popular these year. I found more and more people are tired with working regularly under the command of a boss. They want to get hold of themselves so they rather sign independent contracts and have a more flexible working time. However, this new form of economic is not mature since laws and regulations have not yet covered independent contractors. --Sissi (4/10/2017)

A successful advertisement always requires a successful understanding of psychology. it is as complicated as language as they both try to explain and communicate ideas to the general public. This pepsi advertisement is obviously a example of a communication failure that fails to deal with the cultural context of the society of the views. I believe that the pepsi company is not trying to show racist in its advertisement; however, the possible interpretation or response of the advertisement from the audiences should be analysis before it being release. I think regulation is needed in advertisements. --Sissi (4/9/2017)

Suicide is a very interesting and big subject in studies of human social activities. From the point of view of evolution, it is a very inefficient act as one kills oneself. This action should be banned from our genes. Gender pressure, as stated in the reading, is probably a factor of suicide. Since the society expect too much on male and some of them are not able to fulfill the expectation, they choose to suicide. It also reminds me of a movie I watched when I was little and left a big impression, called The Happening. In that movie, the plants would release a certain hormone and lead people to suicide one by one. So is it possible that hormone can be a factor of making the decision to suicide? --Sissi (4/6/2017)

I found it very interesting that Chinese people tends to have a really good impression on Ivanka Trump. For many people, Ivanka even becomes the reason why they like Mr. Trump. I think the popularity of Ivanka is sort of related to the culture and value of Chinese people. Chinese are well known for that they value their children's education a lot. And Ivanka's story appeals to them as a successful model of raising a child. It reminds me of what we learned in TOK. People are eccentric. They like to take in what appeals to them what they are familiar with.Ivanka becomes a successful stereotype. --Sissi 4/6/2017)

It is really surprising to me that cognitive abilities are directly related to age. But it is understandable since there also feels like a gulp between seniors and teenagers. There is always something we are especially good at at a certain age. I think this aligns with the logic of evolution as the society consists of people from different ages so they will cooperate well and reach the maximum benefit by working together. The society is really diverse and by having people of different age in the same team can have people cover up the cognitive disadvantages of others. --Sissi (4/4/2017)

In my research on Tesla, I found it very interesting that Tesla never has advertisement spreading out like Ford, Motor or other motor companies do. Yet, it is very popular and well-known. How does Tesla manage to be known by the public if they don't have any advertisement and their target costumers are the elites? One of the reason I found online about its propaganda strategy is its skill on giving stock holder confidence. Thus their stock price is always positive and healthy. By generating new ideas, Tesla is able to stay on the headline of the newspaper. When I saw this news, my first reaction is that it's Tesla again and give me a very positive image on the future of Tesla. This new way of propaganda is directly related to the new form of economics in the society so I found it very interesting. --Sissi (4/4/2017)

The distance between negative attitude and positive attitude is not that far away. Just by changing a few wordings in the sentence, we can describe an event in a really positive manner. From my personal experience, attitude is like a habit. If you always like to think negatively, then you brain tends to give pessimistic response to events. So sometimes, you have to train your brain into positive thinkers. As we learned in TOK, we tends to see things and think in pattern, so it is very importantly to create a good pattern for our thinking. --Sissi (4/3/2017)

I have never think about the context of where the ads are in. I though ads just pops up randomly and now I know that there are actually codes behind where the ads appears. Why is putting ads besides extremist video a bad idea? I think it is probably because they people would mistaken that the company sponsor the video. Actually I am not very sure about why it is a bad thing. However, ads can definitely be more efficient in the right context. Different people watch different kind of video, targeting the potential costumers. It would benefit both the viewer and the company. --Sissi (4/3/2017)

My mom had a little research project on Tesla and she assigned me to do that so I know some strategies and ideas of Tesla, although not very deep. I found that Tesla and Elon Must had very innovative ideas on its product. Electrical car is the signature of Tesla. The design of the car and idea of being green is really friendly to the environment of Earth. Now, they are talking about new ideas of merging human intelligence with machine. --Sissi (4/2/2017)

When my talked to me about her time when she was young, she said that they had to work for six day a week, which I consider unbearable and unimaginable. And now, I think in the future, maybe when when I tell my kids that I have to go to school five days a week, they would probably feel unbearable and unimaginable. I think as time precedes, the working hour for human would decrease. I remembered in Ming Dynasty of China, "government employees" had to work seven days a week for the whole year and had only 5 holidays off. The evolution of the society and development of the technology is definitely one the reasons that we can work for less time compared to the past. --Sissi (4/2/2017)

As now we are learning about history in TOK, I think the value of history can be giving us courage. For example, in this article, we can see that how women in the past take hold of the strong pressure possessed on them to be themselves rather than a belonging and property of their husband. I think the history of this woman is very encouraging and valuable for the feminism in nowadays. History gives us inspiration. --Sissi (4/2/2017)

Transgender has always been a sensitive topic that people hold controversial views on. Religion is a big obstacle on the way. Transgender is obviously a rather new thing and it takes time for the whole society accept it as normal. I have always been interested about how transgender people lived in the past. Transgender is not a thing that only exist now. What about its history in the past? Why is the issue of transgender only starting to ever emerge and becoming widely discussed now? --Sissi (4/2/2017)