Tag Archives: Michael Shermer

The Tidal Empires of War

(photo: Charles Roffey – Charles & Fred) Someone once said that in Damascus you truly can get a little bit pregnant. It’s a good aphorism, because if you asked the foreign minister of almost any state in the Middle East … Continue reading

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Irrational Actors

Michael Shermer examines the bizarre behavior of people in situations where they are forced to choose between relative money awards in social contexts. Remarkably, people will consistently choose less money, if more money would negatively affect their perception of their … Continue reading

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