The Ben Franklin Effect

Why does HIV seem incurable?

4 decades and we are still facing the challenge that is HIV. It so far has eluded our efforts to functionally destroy it. Why has every attempt at curing HIV being a flop? Let's find out.

The Dichotomy of the Bride Price - A symbol or a purchase?

Are bride prices as symbolic as they say? Or are they transactions between families for the purchase of a person? An interesting topic this one. Join me as I explore this from as many angles as possible within the length of the typical attention span.

The Ben Franklin Effect

Want to make a friend out of someone who doesn't like you? Are you being kind and helpful to this person but they sti won't budge? Well, stop what you're doing. There may be another way. Very briefly, I talk about a phenomenon described first by American Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin.

How Do Ants Find Your Sugar?

We've all been there, seeing ants crawl over our leftovers or cubes of sugar moments after we leave them unattended. How do these insects find our stuff even when we think we've hidden them away? Very briefly, I explain how this happens.

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon - Frequency Illusion and Confirmation Bias

Ever heard a new word like, "defenestrate" and then you see it everywhere? Or maybe you just got a new shirt and you suddenly notice that style everywhere. Is it just you or did it seem to start popping out of nowhere? Very briefly, I talk about what this effect is and why it happens.