Future IQ

There is an explanation for why we only see success stories of successful people - survivorship bias. Let’s try to understand what is survivorship bias. How it affects the things we understand. Wha…

Networking is perhaps the most important skill for your career. To help you understand the importance of professional networking and help you build a better career, we're here with some examples, a…

Opportunity cost is one of those economic concepts that will change your decision-making forever once you understand it clearly. But it is quite difficult to grasp the concept if you just got to know…

Have you ever thought that you know a thing well but diving a little deep, you realize you don't know it as much? This is the concept called the illusion of explanatory depth. This explains our inab…

Most of the steel in use these days is contaminated by nuclear radiation. Why and when this happened is an interesting tale. Let's talk about the effects of nuclear weapons testing after the second …

Decades of research have shown time-to-time that looks matter a lot, even at places you wouldn't expect. Good-looking people seem to get better grades in schools and colleges. Beautiful people even…

The bad effects of pollution are not limited to physical health. There are numerous studies that have observed the effects of pollution on human intelligence and the results will shock you. However…

Why you can only have 150 friends. Dunbar's numbers roughly suggest the limits of human brains to form relationships. These numbers also estimate the intimacy of the relationships. And this is the …

How to become an expert? Who wins between talent and hard work? How many hours does it take to be an expert to be successful in life? We have discussed a very interesting concept of "Effort Shock" …

How do they hack your email, passwords, bank accounts and more? Find out in this episode by one of the best cybersecurity experts in India. With nearly 3.5 lakh viruses coming out every day to harm…

Living with family vs living alone, which is better? Should your kids move out of home at 18 or after 12th. Living away from parents is considered quite a struggle in India. This video might help y…

What are substitute goods that dictate supply and demand in economics? Complements and substitutes make for an interesting realization in economics. You can start understanding the effect of comple…

Is anything worth your time? Understanding the dollar value of your time will help you make better decisions to manage your time. It will help you objectively decide whether something is worth your…

A professor of Aerospace Engineering posted an article that mentions 40 laws for spacecraft design. People soon found out that these were applicable in other areas of life too. So, what are these l…

Many people believe that plastic should be banned because it is bad for the environment. But is it true? Would we have a better environment, systems and lifestyle without the use of any form of pla…

Why smart people think they're stupid, or why idiots are the ones most confident about their beliefs? This observation is explained by a phenomenon called the Dunning-Kruger effect. It explains the…

Do you start things and never finish them? As you might be aware, you're not alone who suffers from this problem. Many, or almost all of us lose interest in things so fast that we avoid completing …

Why do we make stupid financial decisions? The answer lies in the millions of years of conditioning, sunk cost fallacy, loss aversion bias and endowment effect. What do all these things mean, and h…