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Another short story involving a behavioural bias. This week, the bias is revenge. Maybe not considered by behavioural scientists as one of the core cohort of behavioural biases, revenge certainly fits the bill. It makes people act irrationally and often behave against their own self-interest.
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unless you're a robot, it's more likely that you'll sacrifice your small gain for the larger reward of seeing the other player go home with nothing themselves.
“the cordite nucleus is heavily involved in making such decisions. This part of our little grey cells is usually connected with the pleasure of receiving rewards.”
“He would be there every evening after dinner and she would be opposite on the sofa reading the latest crime thriller. She would often catch him looking over the top of his book and watching her.”
“Bill now has limitless intellectual power, but no way to put any of that knowledge to practical use. He's a bit like a Ferrari with no wheels.”
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