This article originally appeared on Undark. In December 2016, a North Carolina man armed with a rifle entered a pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C., in order to halt what he believed was a child ...
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. RATIONALITY: WHAT IT IS, WHY IS SEEMS SCARCE AND WHY IT MATTERS by Steven Pinker, Viking, 412 pages, $32 Late in ...
We often make the distinction between rational and emotional thinking, contrasting rational and emotional as the two options that are fighting for which one is going to prevail and lead to better ...
It’s not uncommon to hear that being “emotional” is the opposite of being “rational.” For many people, the idea of rationality evokes images of a person engaging in intelligent, calculated ...
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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture recently unveiled guidelines for talking about race. A graphic displayed in the guidelines, entitled "Aspects and Assumptions of ...
Religious beliefs are not linked to intuition or rational thinking, according to a new study. Previous studies have suggested people who hold strong religious beliefs are more intuitive and less ...