Norwegian Cruise Line is in hot water, and not the spa kind. Starting in early 2026, NCL quietly updated signage and FAQs to ban shorts and flip-flops at dinner in six premium specialty restaurant venues: Palomar, Ocean Blue, Onda, Cagney’s, Le Bistro, and the Haven. The backlash was immediate. The New York Post picked up […]

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What do mathematicians, architects, logo designers, and neuroscientists have in common? They’re all fascinated by the Golden Ratio—a proportion that has captivated humans for millennia. But does this “divine proportion” really have special power over our brains, or is it mostly myth? The Golden Ratio (approximately 1.618, also called the Golden Mean, Golden Section, or […]

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Ever wonder why handing over cash feels different than swiping a card? Or why tapping your phone to pay barely registers at all? It’s not just psychological. Spending money actually activates pain centers in your brain. And here’s the kicker: newer payment methods are specifically designed to reduce that pain, making it easier than ever […]

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Ever wonder why some prices just feel wrong? When you see a luxury watch for $19.99 or a pack of gum for $20, your brain immediately knows something’s not right. It turns out there’s actual neuroscience behind this instinctive reaction. A new study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience shows that our brains have a […]

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Want your laptop backpack to last longer than your laptop? A good one can easily outlive rapidly evolving electronic gear. The good news is that choosing the right laptop backpack isn’t complicated once you know what to look for. Material quality, construction methods, and a few key design features separate the bags that will protect […]

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In this article, I obsess about my hunt for the perfect laptop bag, with a little "paradox of choice" psychology thrown in.

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For Neuromarketing readers, it’s not big news that the perception of wine drinkers is altered by what they know about the wine (see Wine and the Spillover Effect, for example). Now, researchers at Stanford and Caltech have demonstrated that people’s brains experience more pleasure when they think they are drinking a $45 wine instead of […]

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The idea that ads engaging us emotionally perform better than those relying solely on logic may seem obvious to many Neuromarketing readers. Yet, I still encounter business executives who remain skeptical, believing they are not influenced by emotions when making purchasing decisions. Since they think they are immune, they often question whether emotional appeals work […]

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Roger Dooley, international keynote speaker and author, just launched a new, three-minute speaker reel video featuring highlights of his Neuro-Loyalty speech based on the ideas in his award-winning book, FRICTION.

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Yale scientists used brain imaging to compare face-to-face meetings with virtual sessions.

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