Predictably Irrational

Introduction The “golden” number, 1.61803399, is known as the golden ratio (Livio). Artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael used the golden ratio in many of their most famous artworks. How did the golden ratio increase the popularity of their artworks? The golden ratio seen in artworks is thought to be more appealing and pleasing to an audience because the geometric proportions are easy for the eyes to scan. The eye is able to scan an image the fastest when it is shaped as a golden ratio…

Did you know that the most appealing number to the eye is 1.618? This number is known as the Golden Ratio. In fact, our brains are seemingly hard-wired to prefer objects and images that use the Golden Ratio. The Golden Ratio is the limit of the ratios of successive terms of the Fibonacci sequence. The Fibonacci ratio is very close to the Golden ratio. The mathematical ideas the Fibonacci Sequence leads to, the Golden Ratio, and the Golden Spirals. As the number increases, the ratio becomes…

As technology has gotten better and more console varieties have come out, video games have become a huge part of people’s lives. Over sixty-five percent of households in the U.S., play video games. The average time spent people use playing video games is around eighteen hours per week. Though this is the average, there are larger percentages, especially close to the teenage years and younger. What is so off turning about this though, is that there are beneficial educational learnings within…

Development: “That irrational root grew in me like some alien thing, strange and terrifying, and it was eating me, and you couldn’t make any sense of it or neutralize it because it was completely beyond ratio." D-503, pg. 39 As a child D-503 cannot get a grasp on the concept of √-1. Mainly for the reason in which he talks about in the book, this is that a number cannot, when one multiplied by itself, produces a negative integer; therefore, √-1 cannot exist. When the problem arose with this…

decisions and are also immediately taking actions without thinking of the consequences. This allows them to behave irrationally. Each person in Hamlet at some point wants to get revenge on someone. These irrational behaviors move the plot of the play. I personally think that I see a lot more of irrational behavior mostly from Hamlet rather than other characters. It all starts with the ghost Sr. Hamlet. Hamlet constantly hears the ghost (His father), which is making him make all of these crazy…

and control”. Progressive rationalization can actually result in some irrational consequences. ENRON was superior at energy deregulation and became one of nation's ten largest companies. However, its collapse affected thousands of employees and bankruptcy left investors with worthless stock. ENRON’S aggressive culture and risk taking contributed to their collapse. In addition, ENRON’s use of efficiency, calculability, predictably and control, which are the four dimensions of McDonaldlization…

Throughout the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare the characters throughout out the story show that anger can lead to irrational decisions. Hamlet was the first in the play to be blinded by anger. This happened by knowing the fact That his father was killed by his only uncle which drove him mad. Hamlet later made steps to kill not only his uncle, but even thought about killing himself. Not only does hamlet fight these suicidal thoughts throughout the play, but he grows apart from his mother…

Oftentimes, participants in the stock market predictably overreact to new information, creating a larger-than-appropriate effect on a security's price. Furthermore, it also appears that this price surge is not a permanent trend - although the price change is usually sudden and sizable, the surge erodes…

In William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, several characters are blinded by their emotions which cause them to behave irrational. Hamlet is furious about his father being murdered. He contemplates suicide and then murders Polonius and then Claudius. Also while trying to do that Gertrude dies. Ophelia falls greatly in love with Hamlet but, he is not in love with her. After finding out her dad died, she went mad and eventually killed herself. Claudius wants to be king, so he murders Hamlet's father…

Much is said about the fact that human decision making is not perfect and that we make all kinds of mistakes and biases when it comes to making choices. We are predictably irrational: that we need to be nudged towards making the right choices, that we make decisions in the blink of an eye and that we need to be more decisive. Behavioural economics is about how people behave and the consequences and implications affecting…