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August 2018

August 27, 2018

When Truth Isn’t Truth: Rudy Giuliani Borrows Tactics From Climate Change Deniers and Tobacco Lobbyists

Caption: Photo of Rudy Giuliani (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore) “Truth isn’t truth” according to...

August 21, 2018

Does the Starbucks Anti-Bias Training Go Against Human Nature?

Caption: Photo of Starbucks coffee store sign (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) On May 29, over...

January 2018

January 18, 2018

We Need to Address the Danger from Trump’s Fake News Awards

Donald Trump’s “Fake News Awards” for what he calls “the most corrupt & biased of...

December 2017

December 23, 2017

From the Pockets of Middle-Class Americans to Corporations

President Donald Trump called the recently-passed tax bill “an incredible Christmas gift” for middle-class Americans....

December 21, 2017

How to Talk Politics With Family Over the Holidays

It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with family members...

December 15, 2017

How to Address Truth Denialism Effectively Over the Holidays

It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with friends and...

December 15, 2017

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...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

Roy Moore’s Systemic Danger to Our Democracy

The front-runner candidate for Alabama Senate, Republican Roy Moore, called The Washington Post “fake...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

Which Politicians Should We Trust in the November 7 Election: The Pro-Truth Pledge

__________________________________________________________________ In these dark days of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” it’s hard to trust...

October 04, 2017

Knowing Just Enough to be Dangerous: How Overconfidence Subverts Rational Politics

By Joel Lehman ______________________________________________________________ “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise...

September 2017

September 13, 2017

Fighting the Normalization of Post-Truth Politics

_____________________________________ Donald Trump’s rally speech in Phoenix on August 22 was full of falsehoods. The...

August 2017

August 21, 2017

The One Thing Trump Got Right on Charlottesville

Caption: Photo of car involved in car ramming attack (Wikimedia commons) _______________________________________ Both Democratic and...

August 18, 2017

What Would Gandhi Do About Trump? High-Time for a Science of Wisdom

Caption: Mahatma Gandhi, close-up portrait (image credit) Written by Charles Cassidy MPhys, Director of Evidence-based...

July 2017

July 18, 2017

Political Precommitment without Evidence: How Worldview Undermines Reason

Guest blog by Joel Lehman _____________________ “And so castles made of sand, fall...

July 03, 2017

Being A Weird American on Independence Day

In celebration of Independence Day, I want to share why I think of myself...

June 2017

June 17, 2017

A Science-Based Solution to Lies in Politics

Deception proved a very successful strategy for political causes and individual candidates in the UK...

June 15, 2017

Politics and the Neuroscience of Fear

“We are not thinking machines that feel, we are feeling machines that think.”

June 02, 2017

Why Mainstream Media Need to Be Careful About Criticizing Conservatives

Written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Intentional Insights Co-Founder and President. ________________________________________________________________ Many...

May 2017

May 27, 2017

How Can Facts Trump Ideology?

Written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Intentional Insights Co-Founder and President. ________________________________________________________________ Extensive evidence emerged...

May 15, 2017

How Can We Tell Whether Comey’s Firing Was Justified?

We all want our top investigative bodies to be headed by competent officials. We also...

April 2017

April 29, 2017

The Brain Science of Political Deception in the 2016 Election

Caption: Head with brain and puzzle pieces (Geralt/Pixabay) Written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Intentional Insights...

April 22, 2017

The Danger to Atheists of Political Irrationality

Caption: Meme created by Ed Coolidge for Intentional Insights (Used with permission) Atheists...

April 16, 2017

A Weird American in Trump’s Post-Truth America

Caption: Truth and lies (Open Clipart-Vectors, Pixabay) This article is also available in: Russian ________________________________________________________________...

April 11, 2017

The Science of Solving Alternative Facts

Caption: Image of CNN with quote from Kellyanne Conway saying “Spicer gave alternative facts on...

April 01, 2017

Towards a Pro-Truth Future

Caption: Trumpocchio Head of Donald Trump ___________________________________________________________________ DONALD TRUMP is our first post-truth president. And...