A New Look at Self-Deception

Byadmin May 13, 2014

As a behavioral scientist, I have long been interested in self-deception. But I’ve never thought about it this way before, as pictured in a tremendous drawing by Jonathan Bartlett:

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Paul Samuelson's View of Milton Friedman
Byadmin September 24, 2013

In their book Animal Spirits, George Akerlof and Robert Shiller recount the intellectual battles waged between Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson, two of the 20th century’s most important economists. Friedman was a huge believer in the power of markets, and in consumers’abilities to make rational decisions. Samuelson also recognized the power of markets, but thought…

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Are Infertility Doctors Turning into Predatory Bankers?
Byadmin December 11, 2012

Somewhere near where you live, a couple will discover this week that they are infertile and that if they want biological children of their own, they are going to need in vitro fertilization (or IVF). According to treatment protocol, the woman will need to take powerful medicines to ramp up her production of fertilizable eggs….

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Daycare Versus Obamacare
Byadmin April 24, 2012

According to a new study, daycare will increase your child’s health, intelligence and social development. But do you think the study is scientifically rigorous enough to justify this conclusion?
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Great Picture on Drug Development Targets
Byadmin May 13, 2013

Matthew Herper and Erin Carlyle at Forbes magazine recently put together a wonderful picture, showing what kinds of diseases pharmaceutical companies are targeting now in developing new drugs. The bigger the bubble, the larger the number of drugs under development. Further to the right, the deadlier the disease. Makes for fascinating picture: Several things strike…

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The Power of Comparison
Byadmin June 25, 2014

In a wonderful article on deep cave exploration, Burkhard Bilger shows how powerful comparison can be in putting an unfamiliar topic into context. He is describing the arduous work involved in deep cave exploration. He is describing the risks of being far, far inside the cave when a heavy rain on the surface begins to…

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Off to the Galapagos
Byadmin November 22, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends, and a great week to the rest of you. I will not be blogging for a bit, because I’ll be vacationing in the Galapagos, with my favorite evolutionary biology books no doubt at my side.

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A New Look at Self-Deception

Paul Samuelson's View of Milton Friedman

Are Infertility Doctors Turning into Predatory Bankers?

Daycare Versus Obamacare

Great Picture on Drug Development Targets

The Power of Comparison

Off to the Galapagos

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