The Work Brain

We know air travel seems like a pipe dream now, but back when it was normal, it had its quirks. The rituals of an airport, the strange nature of duty-free shopping, the tiny world of an aircraft. Join us as we catch a flight and in the process, unpack the tonnes of behavioural design aspects at work.

Join us on a culinary journey, as we break down the psychological factors at work in restaurants - from menus to ordering to pricing.

Why do we support underdogs? Why do Liverpool fans hate Man United fans? Why do goalkeepers jump to the right or the left? All that and a lot more! Sports has more psychology inbuilt than we can imagine. In this episode, join us from the ringside as we unpack behavioural science in sports.

In this episode, we take a walk down supermarket aisles to understand the various behavioural forces at play that make us buy. Join us for a fun shopping experience!

Why do we laugh at some jokes and not at others? Why do we laugh when we hear others laugh? That and a lot more packed into this episode on what we can learn from humour.

An unfiltered version of the interview with comedian Kumar Varun on what makes something funny and how comedians decide on what jokes to use.

In this bonus episode, we explore the dark alleys of nudging in Big Tech, inspired by the renewed focus on this topic thanks to the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma. Join us as we debate the ethics of behavioural design.
This episode was recorded as a Live podcast with the students of London School of Economics.

We look back on our experience of hosting The Work Brain so far and offer a sneak-peek into Season 2.  

The concept of growth vs. fixed mindset is quite popular. We dig deeper to uncover three signs to identify the mindset we operate from. We further explore ideas and examples of mindset change within organizations and what we can do as individuals.   

Why is communication so hard? Well, it might be because we know too much.