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2019-12-06T07:03:07-04:00

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How To Win Arguments Through Collaborative Truth-Seeking

Last updated on: December 6, 2019 at 7:03 am By Gleb Tsipursky

We frequently use debates to resolve different opinions about the truth. However, debates are not always the best course for figuring out the truth. In more emotionally charged situations, the technique of collaborative truth-seeking is often better. The Problem with Debates The usual method of hashing out disagreements in order to discover the truth about reality is through debates, in person or online. Yet more often than not, people on opposing sides of a debate end up seeking... Read more

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2019-12-06T07:01:11-04:00

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How to Evaluate Unconscious Bias Caused by Cognitive Biases

Last updated on: December 6, 2019 at 7:01 am By Gleb Tsipursky

To evaluate unconscious bias caused by cognitive biases, first think about these three questions: What percentage of projects in your workplace miss the deadline or go over budget? How often do you see hiring decisions and employee assessments influenced by factors not relevant to job competency? How frequently are your team’s members overconfident about their decisions? If you didn’t answer “rare to none” for any of these, you got a problem. In fact, these questions get at only... Read more

2018-09-12T17:29:32-04:00

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The Pro-Truth Pledge prompts truthful behavior, according to psychology studies

Last updated on: September 12, 2018 at 5:29 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

Traditionally, identifying truth in politics comes from mainstream media and its fact checking. A recent Gallup poll, however, showed that only 29 percent of Americans trust fact checking. Research in behavioral science suggests that we can address the spread of misinformation through a number of other effective strategies, which are brought together in the Pro-Truth Pledge (PTP) project. Several months ago, I wrote a post explaining the Pro-Truth Pledge and its mission. Since that time, two peer-reviewed studies have... Read more

2018-08-30T04:27:28-04:00

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

Last updated on: August 30, 2018 at 4:27 am By Gleb Tsipursky

Caption: Photo of Rudy Giuliani (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore) “Truth isn’t truth” according to Rudy Giuliani, a statement he made on August 19th on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The phrase was immediately derided as a verbal blunder embodying the Trump administration’s complete disregard for the facts. Yet a closer look at Giuliani’s message shows an underlying strategic approach to undermining the truth similar to that used by “scientists” producing industry-sponsored studies rejecting human-caused climate change and links between tobacco... Read more

2018-08-28T12:35:33-04:00

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

Last updated on: August 28, 2018 at 12:35 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

Caption: Photo of Starbucks coffee store sign (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) On May 29, over 8,000 Starbucks stores across the US closed their doors for a racial bias training. Starbucks intended this training to serve both as a PR effort to address the outrage over a store manager whose racial bias led to two black customers arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks, and to prevent such incidents in the future. Unfortunately, racial bias trainings often fail, especially when done by inexperienced... Read more

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2018-08-16T11:19:55-04:00

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How to Avoid Business Disasters with Behavioral Science (by Gleb Tsipursky)

Last updated on: August 16, 2018 at 11:19 am By Gleb Tsipursky

Caption: Sad business woman (pxhere) Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal led to a massive fall in the Facebook’s stock price, governments around the world discussing new regulations, commenters from the left and the right calling for breaking up Facebook, multiple lawsuits, and many people leaving Facebook. After three recent incidents with pets on United Airlines, the company’s favorability rating fell and customers who heard about the incidents were significantly more likely to choose another airline. Equifax is in the... Read more

2018-07-05T20:56:28-04:00

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

Last updated on: July 5, 2018 at 8:56 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

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 with a poisonous herb called “deadly nightshade.” Carried by CVS, Walgreens, and other major American pharmacies, the pills contained this poison based on the alternative medicine principle of homeopathy, the treatment of medical conditions by tiny doses of natural substances that produce symptoms of disease. These children did not have to die. Numerous... Read more

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2018-01-18T09:49:51-04:00

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

Last updated on: January 18, 2018 at 9:49 am By Gleb Tsipursky

Donald Trump’s “Fake News Awards” for what he calls “the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media” have drawn mockery. However, behavioral science research suggests they are deadly serious. These awards create an institution for Trump’s relentless attacks on mainstream media and position Trump as the only voice who gets to determine truthful media. Unfortunately, the typical style of news coverage will perpetuate Trump’s agenda. However, a different style informed by behavioral science strategies would convey more accurate information... Read more

2017-12-23T14:09:10-04:00

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From the Pockets of Middle-Class Americans to Corporations

Last updated on: December 23, 2017 at 2:09 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

President Donald Trump called the recently-passed tax bill “an incredible Christmas gift” for middle-class Americans. In reality, the tax bill takes money from the pockets of middle-class Americans and gives it to corporations. Anyone who claims the tax bill primarily benefits the middle class is spreading falsehoods. With the new bill, the tax rate for corporations is reduced from 35 percent to 21 percent. That makes a total reduction of 40 percent from what they were paying earlier. Other... Read more

2017-12-23T16:50:19-04:00

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How to Talk Politics With Family Over the Holidays

Last updated on: December 23, 2017 at 4:50 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with family members about politics. How can you deal with such conversations effectively? My aunt invited me to her holiday party recently, where I sat across the table from my distant cousin Mark. He proclaimed the benefits of the Democratic Party’s recent efforts to raise the federal minimum wage to $15, arguing that it will be very good for the economy, and denouncing those who argued against it... Read more

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