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(Dis)Trust in Science: What Can We Do About the Scourge of Misinformation?

Caption: Woman looking at homeopathic medicine (Wikimedia Commons) At least 10 US children died and over 400 were sickened after taking homeopathic teething medicine laced...
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How to Talk to a Science Denier without Arguing

Caption: man and woman in a conflict (Gratisography/Pexels) It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with friends and family who...
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Political Pre-Commitment Without Evidence: How Worldview Undermines Reason

By Joel Lehman _____________________ “And so castles made of sand, fall in the sea, eventually.” -Jimi Hendrix Can you recall a romantic relationship gone wrong, and notice in...
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Are Friends the Enemies of Wise Choices?

  The Hidden Factors Influencing Our Most Important Decisions   By Charles Cassidy MPhys, Director of Evidence-based Wisdom   I recently decided to buy a petrol-guzzling car. But was...
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Being A Weird American on Independence Day

  In celebration of Independence Day, I want to share why I think of myself as a weird American. I’m very proud to be a citizen...
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A Behavioral Science Solution to Lies in Politics

Deception proved a very successful strategy for political causes and individual candidates in the UK and US elections in 2016, leading Oxford Dictionary to...
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Guide For Talking To Irrational People: Whispering To The Elephant

Many struggle in dealing with people who have become attached to political viewpoints that are irrational — based on poor logic or on “alternative...
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Advice That Works for Anyone

When was the last time you got bad advice from someone? How did it feel to be the target of advice that you knew...
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Coming Out of the Mental Health Closet

My hand jerked back, as if the computer mouse had turned into a real mouse. Would they think I am crazy? Would they whisper...