Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Famed naturalist Charles Darwin explained his theory of natural selection in this quote: “It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the ...

Logic doesn’t always work the way we think it should. Take Hempel’s Paradox. Say you want to examine the hypothesis that “all ravens are black.” If you were to find a nonblack raven sitting outside ...

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The Abilene paradox is a term that describes a phenomenon under which a group collectively agrees to a decision that is paradoxically against the interests of most or all of the members of that group.

We are always solving problems, some of which have instantly obvious solutions and others that do not. In the latter case, the word puzzle comes to mind instead. A problem can be defined therefore as ...