3 Decision-Making Principles I Taught My Son
By Diogo Goncalves
Dear Son, today I want to talk to you about how people make decisions.
Many choices in our lives have uncertain outcomes. Choosing...
Was Tyre King’s Shooting Justified?
On September 14, the 13-year-old Tyre King was shot and killed by a police officer, Bryan Mason, in Columbus. According to the police, Tyre...
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Can you imagine what it would be like to be young and healthy forever. It’s hard to do that, right? We all know that...
How Neuroscience Can Address Police Racial Profiling
The deliberate murders of white police officers in Baton Rouge and Dallas are terrible acts of lawless revenge for earlier shootings of apparently innocent...
A Pastor Walks Into a Room Full of Atheists
How surprised would you be to learn that a United Methodist Minister was part of a group that was almost entirely made up of...
How To Protect Yourself From False Beliefs
Kanisha grew up in a Democratic household in Memphis, Tennessee. As far as she remembers, her family and friends always supported leftist candidates. She...
How To Avoid Impulsive Temptations
Imagine that every day in your office, there is a lady that drives a small basket of cakes, with your favourite chocolate donuts. In...
Is Spirituality Irrational?
Spirituality and rationality seem completely opposed. But are they really?
To get at this question, let's start with a little thought experiment. Consider the following...
Video: 4 Strategies to Protect Yourself From Thinking Errors
Dr. Hal Arkes
Our minds are wired to make irrational decisions and commit a wide variety of thinking errors, called cognitive biases by scholars. Yet...
Religious and Rational?
“Wisdom shouts in the street; in the public square she raises her voice.”
Proverbs 1:20 Common English Bible
The Biblical book of Proverbs is full of...