Trust, Intuition and Honesty are things we rarely consciousliy think about. But actually we deal with them everday:

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who’d have thought?

Why do I trust some people?

Why do I mistrust others?

And what do clouds and world conspiracy theories have in common?

“Pitfalls of perception” is a lecture which revolves around these themes. It is modular and can be adapted to different needs.

In an optional workshop the audience gets to experience the hidden traps in which we see our world for themselves.

Informative, engaging and surprising – taking a closer look at things that at first glance seem so simple.

• how I make somebody pay 2 Euros or more for 1 Euro
  We always expect other people to act rationally – especially when it’s in a professional context. A simple experiment will demonstrate, that all of us are prone to irrational behavior. And how to better protect ourselves from it.
• why we see things that never werde
  Have you ever accused somebody of only hearing, what he or she wants to hear? Well, that’s not so far from the truth. I will show you how easily our expectations lead us to a very distorted view of our surroundings.
• how to better spot a lie
  You’ll get a chance to lie to me – and if you do it successfully, you will get back the money you paid for the euro… but as of today, nobody managed to fool me.
• how money changes everything
  In this longer experiment you get the chance to save mankind. But how much are you willing to give up for it? Du to its length this module is only available as part of the workshop.
• …and much more.

An unusual and very memorable lecture – aks for a quote!