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  • The Logical Fallacy of ‘Hasty Counter-Example’

    The Logical Fallacy of ‘Hasty Counter-Example’0

    If you’ve taken a course in “critical thinking”—or even just had an excellent teacher in high school or college—chances are you’ve heard of “the fallacy of hasty generalization.” There’s also the logically converse fallacy, which is equally common but unlabeled and often confused with the first. I call it that of “hasty counter-example.” For the

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  • Study: Architecture Affects Your Brain

    Study: Architecture Affects Your Brain0

    A scientific study conducted several years ago found that the sorts of architecture once typical of “museums, churches, and libraries” has measurable effects on brain function that are similar in some ways to traditional forms of meditation. That’s potentially very significant, not only for the small elite that designs such buildings today, but for the

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  • Stanford Dean: 8 Basic Skills We’re Failing to Teach Young People

    Stanford Dean: 8 Basic Skills We’re Failing to Teach Young People0

    Last week, former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims made a list of eight skills which every 18-year-old should possess. The list ran as follows: An 18-year-old must be able to talk to strangers. An 18-year-old must be able to find his or her way around. An 18-year-old must be able to manage his assignments, workload, and

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  • Failure Made Walt Disney Great

    Failure Made Walt Disney Great1

    December 15, 2016, will mark the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney’s passing. Half a century later, I vividly recall the intense sadness I felt when I learned, at age 13, that he had died. It was as though I had lost a close member of the family. I doubt that I ever missed a single

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  • Why Do Religious People Tend to Be Happier?

    Why Do Religious People Tend to Be Happier?0

    The results of a Pew Forum Survey, posted last week indicate that “highly religious people” are, on average, more engaged with family, volunteer more, and are happier overall than non-religious people. Before anybody concludes that “religion” is better than irreligion, however, three fair questions need to be raised and pondered. First, is this study isolated,

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  • Trump and Hillary: One and the Same?

    Trump and Hillary: One and the Same?0

    Through the help of expert handlers, great websites, and well-crafted campaign ads, presidential candidates can make themselves out to be model Democrats or Republicans. But sometimes, those public images of the candidate as ideal conservative or liberal are belied by their own words. In a newly released study from the American Enterprise Institute, Weifeng Zhong

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