There's anger and then there's unreasonable, immediate anger that gets triggered by the smallest thing. The first one, we've got control over, the latter... well, you know.

The Stoic emphasis on rational control obscures a key insight: different problems need different solutions. The Greeks knew ...

Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do, responds The short answer is yes: you can learn to ...

Throughout their everyday lives, humans are typically required to make a wide range of decisions, which can impact their well-being, health, social connections, and finances. Understanding the human ...

Dear readers, Rationally Speaking is soon going to be (also) a podcast, produced by New York City Skeptics, and co-hosted by Julia Galef and yours truly. Before each (initially biweekly, starting at ...