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April 2020

April 09, 2020

12 Mental Skills to Defeat Cognitive Biases

Falling for the dangerous judgment errors called cognitive biases often costs you an arm and...

April 02, 2020

Saving Your Relationships From the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

Your relationships will be undermined or even destroyed by the coronavirus pandemic, unless you take...

January 2020

January 15, 2020

How to Deal With Colleagues in Denial

When’s the last time you heard a colleague say something so ridiculous that it made...

December 2019

December 29, 2019

The Psychology of Knowledge Management: Uniting the Majority Through Communities of Practice

Guest Post By Brent N. Hunter Knowledge Management (KM) is the art and science of...

November 2019

November 21, 2019

Your SWOT Analysis is Broken (Here’s How You Can Fix It)

Isn’t it wonderful to have certainty, confidence, and clarity about what you’re going to do...

October 2019

October 27, 2019

8 Key Steps to Effective Leadership Decision Making to Avoid Disasters (Videocast and Podcast of the “Wise Decision Maker Show”)

Avoiding disastrous decisions and maximizing success through effective leadership decision making involves: 1) Deciding...

September 2019

September 28, 2019

The Keys to Avoid “Failing at Other Minds”

Imagine you’re really excited about a new idea for a collaborative project. You send...

September 23, 2019

How To Win Arguments Through Collaborative Truth-Seeking

We frequently use debates to resolve different opinions about the truth. However, debates are not...

September 18, 2019

How to Evaluate Unconscious Bias Caused by Cognitive Biases

To evaluate unconscious bias caused by cognitive biases, first think about these three questions:...

August 2018

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 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...

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...

September 05, 2017

Trump’s Transgender Gaslighting

__________________________________________________________________ President Donald Trump signed a directive on Friday August 25 following up on his...

August 2017

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 24, 2017

Is Spirituality Irrational?

Guest post by Ron Garret ____________________________________________ Spirituality and rationality seem completely opposed....

July 23, 2017

How To Avoid Giving Regret

I want to share my story to help you avoid the kind of regret I...

July 20, 2017

How To Advance Rational Thinking In Your Community

Why don’t they teach this in high school?!? Or even college, for that matter. That’s...

July 18, 2017

Political Precommitment without Evidence: How Worldview Undermines Reason

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

July 17, 2017

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...

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 22, 2017

Searching for Meaning and Purpose in Life? Religion Not Required!

Graphics by Cerina Gillilan, used with permission Imagine the following scenario: you...

May 06, 2017

Video: Science and Religion on Meaning and Purpose

This videotaped discussion between a United Methodist Minister, Caleb Pitkin, and myself -...