[Music] have you ever been faced with a really
have you ever been faced with a really
have you ever been faced with a really hard problem at work or at home that you
hard problem at work or at home that you
hard problem at work or at home that you just couldn’t figure out and then all of
just couldn’t figure out and then all of
just couldn’t figure out and then all of a sudden you come up with an answer
a sudden you come up with an answer
a sudden you come up with an answer it’s called intuition it’s your brains
it’s called intuition it’s your brains
it’s called intuition it’s your brains most powerful tool to solve complicated
most powerful tool to solve complicated
most powerful tool to solve complicated problems so today I’m going to put your
problems so today I’m going to put your
problems so today I’m going to put your intuition to the test along with some of
intuition to the test along with some of
intuition to the test along with some of our volunteers we’re going to do a
our volunteers we’re going to do a
our volunteers we’re going to do a simple experiment that scientists call
simple experiment that scientists call
simple experiment that scientists call the candle problem hi
the candle problem hi
the candle problem hi I’m sorry hi Cassie nice to meet you
I’m sorry hi Cassie nice to meet you
I’m sorry hi Cassie nice to meet you nice to meet you so ready to put your
nice to meet you so ready to put your
nice to meet you so ready to put your intuition to the test let’s do it okay
intuition to the test let’s do it okay
intuition to the test let’s do it okay so we’re going to just perform a very
so we’re going to just perform a very
so we’re going to just perform a very simple experiment okay so what I want
simple experiment okay so what I want
simple experiment okay so what I want you to do I want you to imagine you’re
you to do I want you to imagine you’re
you to do I want you to imagine you’re sitting in your house and the power goes
sitting in your house and the power goes
sitting in your house and the power goes off till it’s dark here and all you have
off till it’s dark here and all you have
off till it’s dark here and all you have available is a box of matches a candle
available is a box of matches a candle
available is a box of matches a candle and a box of tacks what I need you to do
and a box of tacks what I need you to do
and a box of tacks what I need you to do is use these materials to mount the
is use these materials to mount the
is use these materials to mount the candle onto that wall so that it stays
candle onto that wall so that it stays
candle onto that wall so that it stays upright write it and illuminate the room
upright write it and illuminate the room
upright write it and illuminate the room you think you can do that I can try give
you think you can do that I can try give
you think you can do that I can try give it a go let’s just go right into this
it a go let’s just go right into this
it a go let’s just go right into this mate
mate
mate so while Cassie is figuring out a
so while Cassie is figuring out a
so while Cassie is figuring out a solution pay close attention are your
solution pay close attention are your
solution pay close attention are your ideas matching hers would you use the
ideas matching hers would you use the
ideas matching hers would you use the text that way
intuition is inspect but we want to make
intuition is inspect but we want to make sure that we’re going to light that
sure that we’re going to light that
sure that we’re going to light that candle so we want to make sure that we
candle so we want to make sure that we
candle so we want to make sure that we don’t burn that wall down
don’t burn that wall down
don’t burn that wall down [Music]
voila
voila Wow excellent so one interesting thing
Wow excellent so one interesting thing
Wow excellent so one interesting thing is you actually didn’t use all the items
is you actually didn’t use all the items
is you actually didn’t use all the items on the table to accomplish the task all
on the table to accomplish the task all
on the table to accomplish the task all right so so what we were missing we’ll
right so so what we were missing we’ll
right so so what we were missing we’ll use the task you use the candles and you
use the task you use the candles and you
use the task you use the candles and you did use a match but there’s one more
did use a match but there’s one more
did use a match but there’s one more item on this table that you didn’t use
item on this table that you didn’t use
item on this table that you didn’t use you see at the ball exactly the box
you see at the ball exactly the box
you see at the ball exactly the box because what you did is you just view
because what you did is you just view
because what you did is you just view this as a box of tasks and it was the
this as a box of tasks and it was the
this as a box of tasks and it was the tasks that were functional to you so if
tasks that were functional to you so if
tasks that were functional to you so if I were to do this task I could take
I were to do this task I could take
I were to do this task I could take attack and I could push a hole through
attack and I could push a hole through
attack and I could push a hole through the boss and actually a fix it or mount
the boss and actually a fix it or mount
the boss and actually a fix it or mount it to the wall like this and once it’s
it to the wall like this and once it’s
it to the wall like this and once it’s sturdy and stable I could then take the
sturdy and stable I could then take the
sturdy and stable I could then take the candle
candle
candle [Music]
[Music]
[Music] right up the bottom to get some wax down
right up the bottom to get some wax down
right up the bottom to get some wax down let it melt get the candle nice and
let it melt get the candle nice and
let it melt get the candle nice and sturdy and it’d be mounted to the wall
sturdy and it’d be mounted to the wall
sturdy and it’d be mounted to the wall and then I could light it when you
and then I could light it when you
and then I could light it when you actually did your solution you must have
actually did your solution you must have
actually did your solution you must have had that Eureka moment the lightbulb
had that Eureka moment the lightbulb
had that Eureka moment the lightbulb turns on and you came up with solution
turns on and you came up with solution
turns on and you came up with solution to you three tacks well there’s actually
to you three tacks well there’s actually
to you three tacks well there’s actually a system in the brain called the
a system in the brain called the
a system in the brain called the adaptive unconscious so what is that
adaptive unconscious so what is that
adaptive unconscious so what is that mean well basically you’ve got a few
mean well basically you’ve got a few
mean well basically you’ve got a few regions in your brain that are
regions in your brain that are
regions in your brain that are collectively working together as a team
collectively working together as a team
collectively working together as a team an active thought that are trying to
an active thought that are trying to
an active thought that are trying to take past experiences and relate it to
take past experiences and relate it to
take past experiences and relate it to the present problem so what would it
the present problem so what would it
the present problem so what would it pass experience here that this is a tap
pass experience here that this is a tap
pass experience here that this is a tap and it’s very useful in mounting things
and it’s very useful in mounting things
and it’s very useful in mounting things to a wall so that kind of makes sense
to a wall so that kind of makes sense
to a wall so that kind of makes sense makes clear sense
makes clear sense
makes clear sense the great thing about the candle problem
the great thing about the candle problem
the great thing about the candle problem is it only requires a few household
is it only requires a few household
is it only requires a few household items try it out on your friends test
items try it out on your friends test
items try it out on your friends test their intuition
their intuition
their intuition [Music]
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