In logic, 'reductio ad absurdum' shows how flawed arguments fall apart. Our absurd Universe, however, often defies our intuitive reasoning.
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Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
It's a useful fiction — but it's still fiction.
More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.
Dive into five philosophical schools that have faded into obscurity but still whisper through the ages.
According to the legendary investor, the best method is a blueprint for "extreme success.”
The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
Concluding that Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest was caused by the COVID vaccine requires accepting highly improbable leaps of logic.
There are 3 key principles that separate a good conversation from a great one — and they’ll completely change how you communicate.
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If we took the values and principles of cooperation to the next level, we could effectively tackle many crises.
Take a closer look at the different types of reasoning you use every day.
Chess could perhaps be the ultimate window through which we might see how our mental powers shift during our lives.
The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.
Even the dictionary doesn't get the definition right.
The multi-leveled constructions of metaphysics are the collective workings of a fantastical virtuality. Did you get that?
But they're still lovable.
"For every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD."
Unfortunately, the Lunar Ark project is an idea more at home in science fiction than science fact.
Our society mostly emphasizes developing logical, procedural thinking skills, but this isn't the only way to come up with great ideas.
We could even benefit from more whataboutisms — if they're used properly.
Ada Lovelace’s skills with language, music, and needlepoint all contributed to her pioneering work in computing.
If you've found yourself befuddled by extraordinary scientific-sounding claims, you're not alone. But this centuries-old lesson can help.
Descartes broke from the European philosophers who preceded him and devised a new way of considering humanity and the world.
Once students master the basics of math, they are allowed to use calculators. The same should be true of writing and ChatGPT.
Pseudoscience is science’s shadow.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.
Looking at our planet with post-Copernican eyes has the power to change how we relate to it and each other.
Nature may not allow us full access to the weirdness of quantum mechanics.
In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.
What do ghosts and anomalous galaxy rotation rates have in common? Some sci-fi enthusiasts believe the answer involves "parallel universes."