we asked you to watch these slot machine wheels to see if you could tell which
wheels to see if you could tell which
wheels to see if you could tell which one shows the higher numbers let’s try
one shows the higher numbers let’s try
one shows the higher numbers let’s try it one more time and just like before
it one more time and just like before
it one more time and just like before focus on the bull’s eye and let your
focus on the bull’s eye and let your
focus on the bull’s eye and let your brain do the heavy lifting here we go
which slot machine do you think showed
which slot machine do you think showed the higher numbers overall red or blue
the higher numbers overall red or blue
the higher numbers overall red or blue if you said red you’re like 80% of the
if you said red you’re like 80% of the
if you said red you’re like 80% of the people we tested you’re a winner the
people we tested you’re a winner the
people we tested you’re a winner the average on the blue side was 35 and the
average on the blue side was 35 and the
average on the blue side was 35 and the average on red was 47 and you didn’t
average on red was 47 and you didn’t
average on red was 47 and you didn’t simply get lucky that feeling in your
simply get lucky that feeling in your
simply get lucky that feeling in your gut to pick the machine with a higher
gut to pick the machine with a higher
gut to pick the machine with a higher average wasn’t just a hunch it was your
average wasn’t just a hunch it was your
average wasn’t just a hunch it was your brains hardwired ability to crunch
brains hardwired ability to crunch
brains hardwired ability to crunch numbers scientists call it numerical
numbers scientists call it numerical
numbers scientists call it numerical intuition we have various intuitions
intuition we have various intuitions
intuition we have various intuitions about numbers built right into our DNA
about numbers built right into our DNA
about numbers built right into our DNA this feature of the human mind allows us
this feature of the human mind allows us
this feature of the human mind allows us to do some pretty impressive estimations
to do some pretty impressive estimations
to do some pretty impressive estimations without drawing on the kind of conscious
without drawing on the kind of conscious
without drawing on the kind of conscious effort required to come up with an exact
effort required to come up with an exact
effort required to come up with an exact count numerical intuition is what your
count numerical intuition is what your
count numerical intuition is what your brain uses every time you have to make a
brain uses every time you have to make a
brain uses every time you have to make a decision with lots of numbers and
decision with lots of numbers and
decision with lots of numbers and variables so the next time you have to
variables so the next time you have to
variables so the next time you have to make a choice like buying a home or
make a choice like buying a home or
make a choice like buying a home or evaluating a bunch of items for sale you
evaluating a bunch of items for sale you
evaluating a bunch of items for sale you can feel confident your brain has you
can feel confident your brain has you
can feel confident your brain has you covered
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