The Deadly Cost of Censoring the CDC
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Do you want your medical treatment to be based on science? The Trump administration...
How to Talk Politics With Family Over the Holidays
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It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with family members about politics. How can you...
How to Talk to a Science Denier without Arguing
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It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with friends and family who...
How to Address Irrational Family Members Effectively Over the Holidays
Caption: photo saying “trust the lies, not the ‘truth’” (Thomas Guest/Flickr)
It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with friends...
Roy Moore’s Systemic Danger to Our Democracy
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Roy Moore's Systemic Danger to Our Democracy
The front-runner candidate for Alabama Senate,...
Which Politicians Should We Trust in the November 7 Election: The Pro-Truth Pledge
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In these dark days of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” it’s hard to trust...
Don’t Sink Your Money
Imagine you’ve gone to see a play. When you get to the box office to pay $10 for a ticket, you realize that you’ve...
When Should You Go With Your Gut In Everyday Life?
You’re walking out of a restaurant with your date when you suddenly feel a strong urge to duck your head. You realize that doing...
Knowing Just Enough To Be Dangerous: How Overconfidence Subverts Rational Politics
By Joel Lehman
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
-Shakespeare
It happens every year. It’s the...
Fighting the Normalization of Post-Truth Politics
Donald Trump’s rally speech in Phoenix on August 22 was full of falsehoods. The lack of outrage over his deceptive statements points to the...