I have been researching the psychology of conspiracy beliefs for seven years now and people often ask me why people believe in them. This is not a simple question. There are many reasons people might ...

Imagine the director of a big company announcing an important decision and justifying it with it being based on a gut feeling. This would be met with disbelief—surely important decisions have to be ...

If you haven't taken the analytical versus intuitive thinking mode Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT), you should do so at the PART I posting before continuing here. Consider these two questions: Which ...

Balancing gut feelings with hard data isn’t a soft skill. It’s a strategic advantage. In an era where AI, automation, and ubiquitous dashboards flood us with metrics, it’s tempting to believe that ...

Some of history’s most notable and successful leaders were known for their intuition: Abraham Lincoln, Oprah Winfrey and Albert Einstein, to name a few. But going with your gut doesn’t work for all ...

A new series of experiments suggests that people consistently view slow, deliberative thinking as a sign of higher intelligence and reliability compared to fast, intuitive thinking, even when both ...

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