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How Decision Theory Can Help Guide Our Actions

With lots at stake in the Covid-19 pandemic, Professors Sylvia Richardson and Sir David Spiegelhalter look at just what we could possibly get out of the decision-making theory when deciding our next moves. The opinions were mixed on the wisdom of the wisdom of the decision to loosen all social distancing regulations in England from...

Fighting Flat-Earth Theory

The physical scientists will no doubt amazingly discover it, nevertheless there are many people worldwide who genuinely believe that the Planet is flat. Rachel Brazil finds out why such viewpoints are significantly held and how the physical vicinity should remain the ideal response. Sometime in 2017, American rap artist B.o.B (real name Bobby Ray Simmons...

What Game Theory Tells us About Politics and Society

The concept of game theory is used by economist Alexander Wolitzky to model social dynamics, networks, and groups. Alexander Wolitzky leans back in his workplace chair, stops briefly, and begins to define "Cycles of Dispute: An Economic Design," a journal write-up he co-authored. In his office chair, Alexander Wolitzky leans back, pauses, and starts to describe...

Examining the Competition Between Autonomous Vehicles and Public Transit

Recent rapid advancements in autonomous car technology have changed global transportation infrastructure and consumer behavior. As the number of autonomous cars increases across the globe, a rise in shared self-governing mobility on demand (AMoD) services is likely to follow. The issue of whether AMoD would coexist with or pose a threat to the public...

Are Telekinetic abilities the next step in human evolution?

The human mind is an amazing entity; thanks to its 100 billion neurons, we are able to walk, talk, create, think, and grow, among countless other things. Humanity, on the other hand, motivates us to strive for more, push the limits of our cognitive capacity, and learn novel abilities. Telekinesis, which enables us to...

Secularism and Its Effects on Modern-Day India

The illustration reprents the separation from the State and the Church. Credit: RUBÉN ALEJANDRO MORERO When early man examined natural happenings, he was determined to find an explanation. Knowledge for natural phenomena, as well as the desire to control them, pushed our forefathers to seek refuge in the concept of a supernatural power, which evolved...

How Ted Gioia Turned into the Honest Broker

Background Note Credit: Ted Gioia Ted Gioia says that he rarely feels a need to add an introduction to his essays; however, given the deep personal significance of the subject, far beyond anything he has ever published lately, some words of explanation might be fitting. Firstly, in this essay, he describes a time in his life that...

Why Most People Don’t Take Doctors’ Advice

When physicians give medical advice, do we listen or disregard it? Typically a visit to our family doctor or internist places us in anticipation of obtaining some advice regarding improving our well-being. In the world of general medicine, the advice is usually to consume much healthier foods, shed some weight, and work out more. After...

It’s Good to Be Beautiful: Beauty Gives Moral Value

New research shows a moral predisposition favoring beautiful people and things. Consider a room filled with a diverse array of animals and goods, such as baboons, butterflies, Botticelli paintings, and more. How should you choose what to keep from the menagerie and masterpieces if a disaster struck, forcing a quick departure of the accommodation? Philosophical statements...