“If everyone around you is saying they understand why a politician is dishonest,” Sloman says, “then you’re going to start thinking that you understand, too.”Another explanation for the spread of fake news is “motivated reasoning”. We are naturally more likely to believe things that ...
Nowadays, it seems that everybody wants to be a leader. Countless books about how to manage a company or influence others fill bookstores. But one needn't be a CEO or Politician to be a leader. Former U. S. President John Adams said, “If your action inspires others to dream more, ...
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Reading banned books gives you the opportunity to decide how you feel about an issue, whether that’s profanity, prejudice or pornography, without having to rely on the opinions of a politician or a PTA. As you’re reading, see if you can find out why the book got banned. Considering th...
The Rhodes scholarship is managed by the Rhodes Trust, a British charity created to honor the wishes of Cecil Rhodes, a British businessman and politician who established the scholarship in his will. The first scholars arrived at Oxford in 1903, making it the oldest international scholarship. Eac...
This idea can be seen in many fields, including politics(政治). “If everyone around you is saying they understand why a politician is dishonest,” Sloman Bays, “then you are going to start thinking that you understand, too.” So, in a world where misleading information is common, is ...
By themselves, these issues might not have been enough to trip up a politician known for his Houdini-like escapes. But against an economic backdrop that the head of the Bank of England described as “apocalyptic,” they contributed to fears in the party that the Conservatives face a ferocious...
Rather, it advances the idea that only a virtuous person can be a good politician. Where “good” means virtuous and good for the state, not just successful at obtaining and wielding power. If only modern politicians were paying attention… We have seen how Seneca uses his letter of ...
where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, 那里,人们不会因为他们的肤色受到歧视, but by the content of their character. 每个人的品行才是判断的标准。 In both cases, the speaker's present their audi...
Corruption is such a problem in Honduras, already one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, that some call it the "operating system" in the country. Years of initiatives to resolve this problem have not had much impact.Using the conceptual framework of Complexity and Human Systems...