BranchOut VELSacrificing One to Save Five: The Trolley ProblemImagine yourself standing beside some tracks, witnessing a trolley hurtling towards five unaware workers, unable to stop. You turn and…Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
BranchOut VELThe Mandela Effect: How Our Memory CorruptsThe Mandela Effect has been a topic of discussion for years. The phenomenon occurs when a large group of people shares a false memory. The…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
BranchOut VELBranchOut! Human Minds: A Crowd Full of Bystanders — The Bystander Effect and Pluralistic IgnoranceOn the night of March 13th, 1964 in Queens, New York, Catherine Susan “Kitty” Genovese was murdered by Winston Moseley. Many residents…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
BranchOut VELBranchOut! Human Minds- The Mozart Effect: Should we start listening to classical music?You probably have heard or read it somewhere, maybe from your parents, or maybe you are a parent and you’ve told your child: “listening to…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
BranchOut VELBranchOut! Human Minds: Psychology of ProductivityDue to the COVID-19 outbreak, thousands of schools across the globe are closed indefinitely. Children are stuck at home with online school…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020