MOST OF US have experienced conflicting beliefs at one time or another. For instance, you know that drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health, but you pour yourself a second glass of wine ...

Elicitation is a technique to obtain sensitive information without asking direct questions. Direct questions trigger defensive responses to protect information people would prefer to remain unsaid.

Cognitive dissonance is what happens when a person holds two sets of beliefs at odds with each other. The human brain doesn’t like logical inconsistencies, so someone experiencing cognitive dissonance ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the nation a year-and-a-half later, public health workers, leaders, and researchers alike are still grappling with ways to convince a large swath ...

Last month, President Obama assured the world that “words must mean something.” Yes, but what? The President has just informed us, in his most earnest tones, that current U.S. deficit spending is ...

During Wednesday evening’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart offered up a harsh assessment of several prominent Republicans who’ve yet to come around on the issue of same-sex marriage, namely Sens. Saxby ...