Tapping into Google Analytics: What's Your View of the Truth?

How Awe Shapes Views of Science

That feeling when we experience something bigger than us — and how it changes our thinking

What if the truth isn’t out there?

The wishful thinking behind the search for alien life.

Why Scientific Truth REALLY Matters

"If we can’t make decisions based on science, we all lose."

How to Teach Anti-Vaxxers the Truth

Why the illusory truth effect works

Repeating lies makes people believe they are true, show studies.

What to trust in a "post-truth" world

Only if you are truly open to the possibility of being wrong can you ever learn, says researcher Alex Edmans. In an insightful talk, he explores how confirmation bias -- the tendency to only accept information that supports your personal beliefs -- can lead you astray on social media, in politics and beyond, and offers three practical tools for finding evidence you can actually trust. (Hint: appoint someone to be the devil's advocate in your life.)

What Happens When ‘My Truth’ Is a Lie?

Implicit in the ubiquitous phrase “my truth” is that the objective truth is something else entirely, which exposes this mendacious tick for what it is.

The hardest question ever asked: What is truth?

Scientists believe they have the answer, but philosophers prove them wrong.

How cognitive bias can explain post-truth

Our built-in biases help explain our post-truth era, when “alternative facts” replace actual facts

Why science alone can't discover all truth

Dr. Alex Berezow talks about the importance of communicating science in a clear and accurate way and why he turns to religion for the answers to some questions.

How to Turn 5 Truths of Construction Progress into More Profitable Business

Construction contractors both large and small need to have a plan in place to implement construction technologies, use them to maximize jobsite efficiency and stay competitive

How To Upset Everyone on Medium, tell the truth about Data Science.

Okay, perhaps not everyone but wow there are some touchy people out there.

Are Scientific Truths Better Than Other Truths?

Science seems to give us a clean path from its claims to their vindication. Fire a rocket in just the right way, says science, and in a year it will get to

Science Does Not Reveal Truth

The biggest giveaway is that scientific theories change with time. As we acquire new information or new data, we have to update all of our beliefs. And how can a belief be true if it is subject to change at a moment's notice?

The Hard Truth About Easy Answers

A study finds many studies produce results that are unverifiable.

19 Geniuses Who Found A Truth Loophole

'Facts' don't give scientists a monopoly on the truth

OPINION: Scientists delude themselves when they claim their "facts" are objective.

Google Glass: A New View on Marketing?

Start a conversation about Google Glass in a room filled with people and you are sure to get a plethora of responses. Words you may hear include interesting, awesome, innovative, dumb, ridiculous (in a good way), ridiculous (in a bad way), expensive, useless, useful, revolutionary, DOA. To be fair, this is probably not different from any of the recent technological advances we have seen over the…

How stereotypes become embedded in our views

Researchers from the Stanford Graduate School of Business explain how we learn bias from an early age.

The Imperfect Truth About Finding Facts in a World of Fakes

It used to make sense to believe something until it was debunked; now, it makes sense to assume certain claims are fake—unless they are verified.