Second City Works presents "Getting to Yes, And" Getting to Yes, and… | Laura Huang – ‘The Science of Gut Feelings’
Jul 15, 2025
Laura Huang, a distinguished professor at Northeastern University and author of "You Already Know," joins to explore the fascinating science behind gut feelings and intuition. She discusses the academic resistance to studying gut instincts and defines the distinction between intuition as a process and gut feel as its outcome. Their conversation dives into types of gut feelings, the importance of self-knowledge, and how emotions influence decisions. Huang emphasizes the balance between curiosity and decisive action, urging listeners to trust their subtle gut whispers.
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Gut Feel Is An Outcome Of A Process
- Laura Huang distinguishes intuition from gut feel by framing gut feel as the outcome of an intuiting process.
- Gut feel summarizes data, experience, culture, and background into a quick executive judgment.
Three Forms Of Gut Feel
- Huang groups gut feelings into three types: eureka moments, spidey sense, and jolts.
- Eureka matches priors and prompts, spidey senses signal mismatches, and jolts shift priors entirely.
Michelin Chef's Jolt Led To Food For All
- Chef Dan Giusti experienced a jolt reading an article about "food for all" and left Noma to start Brigade.
- His priors from family cooking and Michelin experience combined with the prompt to dramatically change his mission.
