Psychology

I didn't have a childhood- I didn't play- every day was about survival. I was always moving to a different-place on a weekly/monthly basis.

Nobel Prize Winner for Gene Targeting in Mice

They received this 'animal' with no social upbringing and turned me into a human being.

Nobel Prize Winner for Gene Targeting in Mice

If you want to understand the mainsprings of human-action, then understanding the remembering self is more important than the experiencing self.

Nobel Prize Winner in Economics for Behavioral Economics Research

There is then a second order overconfidence where someone recognises a bubble but feels they will escape it when other people don't.

Nobel Prize Winner in Economics for Behavioral Economics Research

I have argued, along with Nassim Taleb, that one of the sources of overconfidence in our ability to forecast the future is the great ease with which we find explanations for the past. That's a very significant mechanism that produces overconfidence.

Nobel Prize Winner in Economics for Behavioral Economics Research

You cannot understand entrepreneurial activity without understanding optimism. Research has shown that optimism and overconfidence in individuals is directly linked to their engagement in entrepreneurial activity.

Nobel Prize Winner in Economics for Behavioral Economics Research

We have to interact with everyone so no one feels left out or ashamed; these negative emotions can kill curiosity and creativity.

Neuroscientist; Nobel Prize for discovering brain's positioning system cells

Bias means your mind, your experiences, and your knowledge is too narrow to take in and truly appreciate the person standing in front of you.

Neuroscientist; Nobel Prize for discovering brain's positioning system cells

If you always make one thing your excuse or let other people drag you down because of something like your gender, it will become your prophecy. You just have to keep fighting.

Neuroscientist; Nobel Prize for discovering brain's positioning system cells

I always thought that nothing or no one should stop me from doing what I like. If you have a passion for questions, and if you have the courage, then you don't need a model that is exactly like yourself.

Neuroscientist; Nobel Prize for discovering brain's positioning system cells

Dehumanizing the victim through the internet has enabled people to commit crimes and not worry about their conscience.

Notorious con artist and impostor who inspired the film "Catch Me If You Can

The vast majority of fraudsters, and criminals get caught not because of good police work, but because they continue doing the same thing over and over again, until someone notices.

Notorious con artist and impostor who inspired the film "Catch Me If You Can

The vast majority of people- if they can benefit from something or make some money, will look the other way. It's personal greed, without thought about the consequences.

Notorious con artist and impostor who inspired the film "Catch Me If You Can

By consciously and regularly going into the cold- I've learned how to tap into this primordial part of the brain; an area we've lost access to because of our destimulative behaviour. We need to get out into the cold, into the heat, and allow our brain to reconnect to these lost areas which simply are not activated or developed in our daily lives.

Extreme athlete known for ice exposure & breathing technique methods

99.9% of the time, you are not in a burning building- and that is precisely the time to think about what you would do in that 0.1% of time when it is on fire. A lack of information and preparedness in an emergency or crisis can be the difference between carrying yourself through, and sometimes, catastrophic outcomes.

Canadian Astronaut & International Space Station Commander

Having a plan, feeling confident and being competent are the greatest antidotes to fear. If you're just trying to deal with the unknown by crossing your fingers and hoping, you will be utterly helpless when a situation finally manifests. In reality, you're rarely (if ever) completely helpless, you allow yourself to be helpless.

Canadian Astronaut & International Space Station Commander