The focus on misinformation leads to a profound misunderstanding of why people believe and act on bad information

2 years ago

I'm consciously fighting confirmation bias by sharing some claims that I intuitively (irrationally?) doubt. Contrary to widespread beliefs, the share of…

Today’s students aren’t growing up reading “man” for “mankind” — and they notice when they read historical texts that do use “man” that way

2 years ago

I'm about 1/4 through teaching an online American Lit course. Some students are commenting on the use of "men" to…

‘Unexpected item’: how self-checkouts failed to live up to their promise

2 years ago

Businesses still fret over these issues, and against a tight labor market, more companies are making self-checkouts the norm. But…