Rational choice theory (RCT) theorists believe that most human decisions are based on maximizing a person's own benefits, while minimizing that which can hurt the individual, according to Business ...

For years, economists and psychologists have argued about whether the standard model that economists use to explain how people make decisions is correct. It says that people make rational choices: ...

Some ideas are so potent as to be world-changing. For Rodney Stark, Christianity encompasses just such a set of ideas. In his view, Christian beliefs and images of God shaped the course of Western ...

For example, I can use public transportation. But I almost never ride the bus. Riding the bus more than doubles my commute time. I can drive or bike to work in about 25 minutes. Taking the bus is over ...

A new study by a team of University of Washington researchers focusing on the mating habits of fruit flies reached a somewhat surprising discovery, concluding that "mate choice in fruit flies is ...

Carl Hart, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, writes about the choices addicts make in his new book, High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery that Challenges Everything You Know ...

https://www.investmentnews.com/wp-content/uploads/assets/graphics src="/wp-content/uploads2018/11/CI1176951031.JPG" Making a sandwich is easy. Making a perfect ...

Though alluring, the idea of analyzing Mexico‘s drug cartels based on economic principles may be a false hope for policymakers, giving the false idea that these groups’ actions can be explained and ...

I was first introduced to author Morgan Housel on an episode of Shane Parrish’s The Knowledge Project podcast in 2016. Both individuals are prolific thinkers who greatly influenced my approach to life ...