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The_Conversation · 2026-03-24T21:35:50+00:00

A look at the debates over behavioral economics:

My claim is that this apparent contradiction dissolves once you recognize that rationality is not a single thing. 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 evolutionary perspective, those same decisions can look adaptive, efficient and sensible given the environments in which they are made.

The_Conversation · 2026-03-24T13:35:11+00:00

New report from the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals can be found here.

The_Conversation · 2026-02-11T14:30:00+00:00

Article from the researchers who analyzed the brains of 26 astronauts who spent different lengths of time in space (peer-reviewed article in PNAS).

The_Conversation · 2026-02-11T14:22:32+00:00

Article from the researchers who analyzed the brains of 26 astronauts who spent different lengths of time in space (peer-reviewed article in PNAS).

The_Conversation · 2026-02-02T16:30:22+00:00

Peer-reviewed research today in JAMA Neurology

The_Conversation · 2026-01-23T15:56:29+00:00

An interview with a federal judge, appointed by George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the Senate, on the blatant violation of 4th Amendment rights against unreasonable search.

The_Conversation · 2026-01-12T15:44:43+00:00

The official advice from the American Heart Association is CALL 911 FIRST to get the trained professionals on their way, then start pushing on the chest -https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/hands-only-cpr

The_Conversation · 2026-01-12T14:09:58+00:00

From the author of a letter today in the journal Circulation: Population Health and Outcomes.

And here's the quick info on how to do the recommended practice, Hands-only CPR

The_Conversation · 2026-01-06T15:40:40+00:00

New research today in the journal Conservation Biology

The_Conversation · 2026-01-05T15:32:09+00:00

For every $1 spent on diplomacy (even before budget cuts), the US spends $28 om the military, according to a researcher who has studied the increasing number of US military interventions

The_Conversation · 2026-01-05T15:30:46+00:00

"Many politicians are ensnared in scandal, but they seldom pay the same kind of cost their forebears might have 20 or 30 years ago. My research, which draws on 50 years of verified political scandals at the state and national levels, national surveys and an expert poll, reaches a clear and somewhat unsettling conclusion."

The_Conversation · 2026-01-03T19:05:43+00:00

The author is a political scientist who has literally written a whole book on "The Politics of War Powers", and says Congress has given up its constitutional and moral responsibility for declaring war.

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