Recently there has been a growing concern that many published research findings do not
hold up in attempts to replicate them. We argue that this problem may originate from a …

Perception is a product of evolution. Our perceptual systems, like our limbs and livers, have
been shaped by natural selection. The effects of selection on perception can be studied …

Populism and Liberal Democracy is the first book to offer a comprehensive theory about
populism during both its emergence and consolidation phases in three geographical …

Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? Challenging leading scientific theories that claim
that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that …

In this paper, we provide a perspective into the main ideas and findings emerging from the
growing literature on motivated beliefs and reasoning. This perspective emphasizes that …

Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an
investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making …

Truth-Default Theory (TDT) is a new theory of deception and deception detection. This article
offers an initial sketch of, and brief introduction to, TDT. The theory seeks to provide an …

An argument that what makes science distinctive is its emphasis on evidence and scientists'
willingness to change theories on the basis of new evidence. Attacks on science have …

" Антихрупкость"—книга уникальная: она рассказывает о ключевом свойстве людей,
систем, о свойстве, у которого до сих пор не было названия. В мире, где царит …

A scrupulous account that overturns many commonplace notions about how we can best
detect lies and falsehoods From the advent of fake news to climate-science denial and …