In a previous post, we considered three of seven "irrational" habits of highly rational people. Here we consider the remaining four, as well as some suggestions for distinguishing the genuinely ...

Human beings can be both rational and irrational, depending on the scientific lens in use. From a behavioral economics perspective, many decisions appear biased and suboptimal. From an ecological or ...

India, July 9 -- If you've ever wondered why people make irrational choices, struggle to change habits, or repeat the same ...

Humans aren't the only ones that make irrational choices; new research has found single-celled brain-less slime moulds do it too. The findings suggest irrational decision making - for example, in ...

Human beings behave irrationally — or as an artificially intelligent robot might say, “sub-optimally.” Data, the emotionless yet affable android depicted in Star Trek: The Next Generation, regularly ...

Key points If someone made perfectly accurate judgments and sound decisions, would we recognize it? The science and philosophy of judgment and decision-making suggests that the answer is often “no.” ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) These reactions raise a deeper question: What does it mean to call a response ...