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Logic

Diverging Bases: The Case Against the Metric System

Lila Nordstrom | Posted 03.21.2013 | Science
Lila Nordstrom

In the same way that the foot was obviously invented by a potentially vain, math-hating medieval person, the meter was clearly invented by an anti-social mathematician.

Negative Ads vs. Toulmin

Jonathan Haber | Posted 02.17.2013 | Politics
Jonathan Haber

In recent years, a host of new logical systems have emerged which allow us to do things Aristotle's system cannot.

Negative Ads vs. Aristotle

Jonathan Haber | Posted 02.12.2013 | Politics
Jonathan Haber

Proving that an argument is invalid (ideally by showing that it ends in a logical contradiction) is one of the most effective ways to destroy an opponent's case.

Why I Like Negative Ads

Jonathan Haber | Posted 02.08.2013 | Media
Jonathan Haber

I actually like negative ads. I know this might seem counterintuitive, given that negative ads suffer from so many shortcomings critical thinking-wise. But negative ads at least present an argument.

Critical Thinking: How Long Does it Take?

Jonathan Haber | Posted 01.29.2013 | Home
Jonathan Haber

Far from being some form of esoteric knowledge, critical thinking turns out to be one of the more easy-to-learn and pragmatic skills available to all. Or at least all those willing to put in the reasonable amount of work needed to achieve success.

The Top Ten Reasons Why The Top Ten Reasons Don't Matter

Mitch Ditkoff | Posted 01.19.2013 | Business
Mitch Ditkoff

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide humanity into two kinds of people and those who don't.

Food As a Reward: What Are We Teaching?

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 01.09.2013 | Home
Linda Novick O'Keefe

Every single one of our meals with our families should be treated as a celebration of life. After all, the food we prepare, share and eat is what sustains and nourishes us and, in fact, keeps us alive.

Bias Always Hurts the One You Love

Jonathan Haber | Posted 12.16.2012 | Home
Jonathan Haber

Before deciding that a campaign based on accusations of dishonesty must work, it might be worth checking your own biases at the door, at least long enough to ensure they are not leading you, your cause and your candidate over another cliff.

The Dangerous World of Logical Fallacies

Mario Livio | Posted 12.09.2012 | Science
Mario Livio

Some fallacies are very seductive, and avoiding them requires a close examination of the logic involved. A famous one concerns the warning against stepping onto a "slippery slope."

Is Necrophilia Wrong?

bigthink.com | Posted 02.29.2012 | Home

The major problem is that almost all arguments about respect for the dead tend to be extrapolations from the idea of humans as some kind of cosmic or ...

Encountering The Glory Of God In Nature

Daliah Merzaban | Posted 11.13.2011 | Religion
Daliah Merzaban

While reading the Quran I was struck by the number of times God asks us to seek wisdom, use our reason and look at evidence in nature and history in order to grow deeper in faith.

Linkin Park Goes To The UN: A Conversation With Mike Shinoda

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Mike Shinoda of Lincoln Park agrees with the assessment that his band is a band in which everyone is always experimenting with new things.

How Our Beliefs Shape Our Actions In The world

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

It became clearer to me that how we relate to our "beliefs" may be more important than the belief or knowledge itself.

A Non-Trivial Advantage for Watson

Leah Anthony Libresco | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Leah Anthony Libresco

As a former Jeopardy contestant myself, I knew Watson was beating them where it hurt, not with superior general knowledge of trivia, but by avoiding typical human logical weaknesses.

WYSIWYC

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The picture of the universe shifts from tongue to tongue. (Stuart Chase) Consider a soap bubble on a sunny day: what color is it? It depends, right?...

Jason Linkins

JournoList Flap: A Ton Of Indictments In Search Of A Crime

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

What seems clear to me is that JournoList, if it coordinated anything, coordinated good sense. It provided a place where people could have impulsive ideas and then police against the bad impulses

Buffets and Bears: The Art of Making Choices

Trish Kinney | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Trish Kinney

Choosing well is not always easy. And there is enormous pressure by society to choose a certain way, especially where fantastically complex family relationships are concerned.

Reader's Question: There is Chemistry, and She is Ready, But He Won't Keep His Dates

Margaret Ruth | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Margaret Ruth

I really feel an intense heart connection with this man and I can't seem to let it go. I have been in tears and my soul is aching.

Why the "Right Brain" Idea is Wrong-Headed

Joseph LeDoux | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Joseph LeDoux

Talking about the right brain as the way of the future is a step backwards to a time when intuitive impressions about the brain were all we had.

Make a Monkey Happy!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Have you ever wished you had a MONKEY??? Well they're hard work you know! You have to spend all your time entertaining them doing anything you can....why don't you try if you have what it takes to make a Monkey GO Happy?

Blockular: the Adventure of Funny Aliens

www.mochiads.com | Mochiads | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Next variation of the well known logic game - Blocks. This time the game is made in the form of adventures of funny cute aliens that develop from level to level. Exciting new puzzle game with great story mode and long lasting arcade mode But the basics are still the same: you need to find connected identical blocks and to remove them on advantageous direction.

Like Mazes? Play here!

www.mochiads.com | Mochiads | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

We all love adventure movies, where the main characters such as Indiano Jones or Allan Quatermain fall into the trap of ancient (or not) mazes. And only their quick wit, savvy and decisiveness helped to to get out of a scrape. Do you want to feel at the site of adventurer? Do you like to pass the mazes? Then quickly start the game!

7 Brain Teasers to Ace Job Interviews

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Alvaro Fernandez

A recent CNN article explains well why a growing number of companies use brainteasers and logic puzzles of a type called "guesstimations" during job i...