— -- You may think that other people act irrationally, but you're too smart and sophisticated. Dream on, say Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman in their brief, summer release, Sway: The Irresistible ...

Many reactions to COVID-19 can be explained by one simple concept: intertemporal substitution. Its awkward name notwithstanding, the idea helps to make sense of many behaviors that otherwise might ...

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an established cognitive-behavioural intervention centred on identifying and challenging irrational beliefs that contribute to emotional disturbances.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Hundreds of years ago, two English philosophers wrote about their views on human nature. In ...

I recently read Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Outliers, with great interest and delight. Gladwell is a fantastic author: always thought-provoking on human behavior and a quick, entertaining read. But I ...

I recently read an article by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman in which he described the renewed battle between so-called freshwater economists (so named because they are largely based ...