Commentary / World Nov 4, 2020
Don’t invoke Bush v. Gore to challenge 2020 voting
A note to Republicans and Democrats alike: Bush v. Gore does not draw into legal doubt the right of local authorities to decide how to conduct their elections.
Cass R. Sunstein
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Commentary / World May 20, 2020
Coronavirus safety can be fun
Nobody likes masks or social distancing. But everybody can be nudged.
Commentary / World Mar 13, 2020
The right way for leaders to address 'fear itself'
The Great Depression was worse than coronavirus. Yet FDR found a way to warn and reassure all Americans, all at once.
Commentary / World Jan 12, 2020
Facebook's 'deepfake' ban doesn't go far enough
The company's new safety filter to reduce high-tech doctored media is has big holes
Commentary / World Jan 4, 2020
2019's best movies (for lessons in behavioral economics)
The annual Becons single out "Luce," a perfect example of "motivated reasoning."
Commentary / World Nov 30, 2019
Why dogs and people rule the world
Evolution has favored the friendliest canine and human species over more aggressive competition.
Commentary / World Feb 5, 2019
Facebook bums us out, but we'll pay for it anyway
Those who deactivated their accounts for a month were less anxious and depressed.
Commentary / World Sep 2, 2017
A glimmer of good news about fake news
Some people just might be more open to changing their minds than we thought.
Commentary / World Oct 17, 2016
Dylan surpassed Whitman as the American poet
Bob Dylan has surpassed Walt Whitman as the defining American artist, celebrating the capacity for self-invention as the highest form of freedom.
Commentary / World Oct 8, 2016
Meet the machines that know what's funny
Algorithms are outperforming human beings in a variety of unexpected contexts.