from outside the box

If we were some outside civilization looking into the human creation of marriage, what would we think?  The idea of marriage is built on...

East-West Confusion How you map a problem in your head, may affect your brain's performance. Abstract  In theory, d...

Often when arguing a position in a blog post, I'll find an interesting study someone has already performed that helps strengthen or exe...

The Paradox of Akrasia  and  How to Trick Yourself Into Making Smarter Choices Imagine what you'll be like one year from no...

Bootstrapping is the solution to the paradox it is named after.  It got its name from the impossible scenario of pulling oneself over a w...

This is the first part of a series that analyzes our behavior from an outsider's perspective, without any of the assumptions or dogma...

If you've never had the luck of taking a statistics course or just are looking for a refresher, here's a little intuitive introd...