Developing software is akin to magic. What starts as pure thought is transformed into a virtual tool to help users achieve value and results. The most important hardware of that transformation is your brain, which was developed long before computers. What happens when a tool that evolved to help us survive on the plains of Africa is repurposed to create websites and mobile apps? What flaws are present in our brains and how do those flaws cause inefficiencies in our work and personal lives? How can we use these insights to avoid potential pitfalls?

This talk is a light, self-reflective, interactive discussion about metacognition, logical fallacies, and the cognitive biases that we all harbor, and the problems they cause in our daily lives.