Is Trump a master of Bullshitting?
There appears to be a measurable correlation between bullshitting and intelligence. Does this suggest that Trump is a smart guy?
psychology
Political Polarization: Often Not as Bad as We Think
Everybody and everything feels deeply ensnared by Polarization. New Study confirms that it is not actually really like this at all.
Prophecy and Prophetic Standards
What happens to those deeply invested in a belief when prophecy fails in a very spectacular and pubic manner, do they let go or double down?
Seeing the extinct Tasmanian Tiger
The Tasmanian Tiger is extinct, yet people keep spotting it. Is it really still lurking out there, or is something else going on?
Psychology – The Greta Thunberg Effect
The @GretaThunberg Effect” is now an empirically demonstrated, peer-reviewed phenomenon. Paper in Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Dunning-Kruger
Does the Dunning-Kruger effect actually exist? Serious challenges have been raised, and yet stupid people are still often overconfident.