It has long been debated whether animals’ abilities to remember specific events and solve problems are a result of rational decision-making or simply thoughtless reflexes controlled by the environment ...

It’s not uncommon to hear that being “emotional” is the opposite of being “rational.” For many people, the idea of rationality evokes images of a person engaging in intelligent, calculated ...

Many atheists think that their atheism is the product of rational thinking. They use arguments such as "I don't believe in God, I believe in science" to explain that evidence and logic, rather than ...

New research on chimpanzees is forcing scientists to rethink where the line between human and animal minds really lies. In carefully designed experiments, chimps are not just grabbing at treats or ...

Children learn from intelligent teachers that “might does not make right” and “bullying” abuses and terrorizes the weak. America's history is littered with examples - burning witches at Salem, ...

If you want to have kids who use their brains effectively, you have to communicate with them rationally. In other words, you must make sense. For example, my sixth grader recently wanted a cell phone.

The state agency responsible for “following the science” on COVID and other health care risks, has released a new climate science curriculum for high school students. Remarkably, the curriculum is ...

For example, if I want to make my child happy, and I know they like video games, it would make sense for me to buy them a video game. But, if I instead want them to stay focused on homework and I ...