These puzzles showcase the base rate fallacy; the second one is also an example of the false positive paradox. When people ...

You have probably encountered the base rate fallacy, and it probably fooled you. Part mathematical paradox and part cognitive ...

Los Angeles has invested heavily in expanding this infrastructure as part of broader multimodal transportation ...

New analysis challenges primary energy accounting; it argues useful energy better reflects electrification efficiency and ...

U.S. Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, the phrase “Indonesia shall” appears more than 200 times. “United States shall” appears ...

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is one of today's best science fiction books. While much of the science and math is great, it falls a bit when it comes to evolution.

These groups often traded the rights of people on the margins in exchange for limited abortion access and a promise that they ...

Critical theory enshrines Bulverism, a fallacious form of reasoning, at the very heart of its approach to knowledge.

Proponents of legalized physician-assisted suicide often couch their arguments in the verbiage of pain and dignity. They say ...

In an election year, there’s an extra measure of false framing and finger-pointing ahead of the vote on the Baltimore County Council’s agenda tonight. [OP-ED] ...

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The ...