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A conspiracy theory that 90 percent of the world’s population will be killed off spreads widely on pandemic fears.
Price gouging is prohibited in 34 US states and Washington D.C. But two scholars ask whether that’s the way it should be.
Determining whether human nature is short-sighted when it comes to survival-necessary situations
About 97.5 percent of people who develop symptoms will do so within 11.5 days, according to the new study.
How reframing your emotions and changing your daily behavior can help you save money.
Perhaps downhill and cross-country skiers don’t face the fate of potters, typesetters and saddlers, but their situation is certainly unclear.
From “if-by-whiskey” to the McNamara fallacy, being able to spot logical missteps is an invaluable skill.
The stereotype of the unfeeling researcher in a lab coat just isn’t true.
A review of Matthew Engelke’s How to Think Like an Anthropologist.
A deeper look at what happens in the first 2 years after experiencing sexual trauma.
One silver lining of the pandemic: The value of common sense, facts and rational decisions increases.
Logos, pathos, and ethos can help you bring people over to your side.
It’s not the act of buying but how you spend money that improves happiness and life satisfaction.
Sure, Epicureans focused on seeking pleasure – but they also did so much more.
There’s concrete tradeoff logic lurking beneath the numbers and market abstractions.
Remembering a 1972 symposium gathering of the world’s greatest physicists.
We can produce more stuff with less labor. So why are we still working?
It turns out these little white lies serve a purpose.
Clinical studies are underway. How we treat them moving forward matters.
How does gratitude work its mental magic?
IF your goal is to persuade people, that is.
It’s a great time to be an astrobiologist—and for all of us to be asking, “Are we alone?”
Medical science finally acknowledges what workers have known for years.
The resistance movements may be more about identity than science.
Should you find yourself speaking to a group of people and not connecting, you’re stuck in a situation that seemingly benefits no one. For some people it seems to come […]
