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Psychology

A collection of 44 issues

Vague Apprehensions

“There is a possibility of a terrorist attack.” Or, “There is a heightened possibility of a terrorist attack.” These statements are often interpreted as, “There is a high (or very high) probability of a terrorist attack.” These are not sensible interpretations. Of course, news media do plenty to encourage such

The Economy of Everyday Conversation

Communication comes from the Latin word communicare, which means “to make common.” We communicate not only to transfer information, but also to establish and reaffirm identities, mores, and meanings. The two major localities of communication are the consumption of mass media and everyday conversation. While both inform how we view

Why Not to Think Like a Lawyer

The following article is by Chaste. The article was written as a response to the following two reviews in the New York Review of Books: * Three Questions for America * The Right to Ridicule Note I respond to two articles by Ronald Dworkin to illustrate the pitfalls of using lawyerly thinking

End of Information Hierarchy

Today, people have a variety of ways to explore a collection via the Internet as opposed to carefully orchestrated explorations in a brick and mortar museum with a curated exhibition. A curator comes up with a story along with other contextual information about the exhibit and arranges the exhibition so