How Hunch works

Hunch is a collection of short experiments about how people make decisions.

You make a real choice with NIM, predict what another person will do, then see what actually happened.

There’s no personality test. Your result is simply how close your prediction was.

The loop

Decide

Make a real choice with NIM.

Lock

Predict what the other person will do. Your prediction is locked before they decide.

Wait

They make their choice without seeing yours.

Reveal

See what they chose. Find out how close your prediction was.

Send the experiment to someone else and see what they predict.

Why real NIM?

It’s easy to say what you would do when nothing is at stake. It feels different when the decision involves something real.

That’s why Hunch uses NIM. What you choose has a real consequence, so your decision means something.

Every Hunch asks you to make a choice and predict someone else’s choice.

You might expect them to be generous. They might not be. You might trust them to return your NIM. They might keep more than you expected.

Hunch lets you make the prediction first, then shows you what another person actually did.