Communication & Cognition | The Runway

Communication and Cognition go hand in hand. Communication, broadly speaking, describes the act of conveying, and receiving, meaning from one entity, be it living or artificial, to one or more others through the use of language - spoken, written, body movement; the use of signs, symbols, and is culturally identified and understood by a unique system of norms. Cognition refers to mental processes such as thinking, whether conscious or unconscious, and its effectiveness therefore is fundamental to performance outcomes. The Runway content is concerned with improving cognitive performance with a focus on content that can optimise cognitive abilities including such areas as creative, critical and systems thinking.

Communication & Cognition

It’s important to consider ideas and writings that disturb us (opinion)

This article argues that too many people in the modern world are fearful of new ideas and criticism of existing ideas—everybody should learn to embrace critical thinking as it is a vital component of democracy.

Communication & Cognition

Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology Help Explain Why Facts Don’t Change Minds

A challenge to our worldview can often feel like a personal attack—instead of making us consider an alternative view, it can make us even more supportive of our original opinion.

Communication & Cognition

The world is getting exponentially more complex – here’s how we navigate it

Humans construct extremely complex social, institutional and technological systems that can generate even more complexity.

Communication & Cognition

Three factors explain why it’s so hard to change our minds-but it’s not hopeless!

People form opinions based on emotions, such as fear, contempt, and anger, rather than relying on facts. New facts often do not change people's minds, but keeping an open mind, learning new things and not being swayed by outliers can make a difference.

Communication & Cognition

Streaming outperforms both cable and broadcast TV for the first time ever.

In the US—for the first time— Streaming platforms have captured more viewers than cable or broadcast TV.

Communication & Cognition

I'm a Behavioural Scientist. This Is When I Know Not to Trust Someone

Trust is the foundation of all we do and say—or at least it should be; but it seems that trust, at a societal level, is not what it used to be. So how can we know whether we can trust someone?

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13 Easy Steps To Improve Your Critical Thinking Skills

Critical thinking revolves around an open, honest, objective, inquisitive mind that analyses issues based on hard evidence rather than personal opinions.

Communication & Cognition

6 Ways to Stop People Who Steal Your Ideas

"Cryptomnesia" is when somebody uses another person's idea because they have forgotten whose idea it was in the first place—it's not deliberate plagiarism, and usually, a simple reminder can correct the mistake.

Communication & Cognition

The 'illusion of knowledge' that makes people overconfident

Illusions about how much we know can affect our judgement in many areas, and although many of us have plenty of skills and expertise—we probably don't know as much as we think we do.

Communication & Cognition

OUR BRAIN IS A PREDICTION MACHINE THAT IS ALWAYS ACTIVE

The quest to improve voice recognition software has spurred research into how the brain works, and has found that our brain is constantly trying to predict the future, e.,g the next word, the next meal etc.