Logical fallacies are flaws in reasoning. They are often called informal fallacies. It's becoming more common for people to call out these fallacies by name. You often hear accusations of people ...

Repetition (doing the same thing repeatedly) is essential for learning and mastering new skills. Task repetition is a key to transforming short-term memories into long-term memories. Repetition is ...

It was a Words with Friends chat that first gave Megan Phelps-Roper pause. People have a marked tendency to cling to past investments, whether financial, social, or emotional—even when it becomes ...

Drolly titled and curiously sequenced, the London electro-pop quintet’s best-of collection highlights the group’s deadpan humor, winning tenderness, and remarkable consistency. The one new track is ...

Four months after Liberation Day, President Trump is poised to declare victory in his trade war. In July, he trumpeted his latest agreement with the E.U. as “the biggest deal ever made.” With the ...

These are two works by Mary Sully. On the left is "Fred Astaire," c. 1920s-40s (colored pencil, black ink, gilt, white paint, and pastel crayon on paper) and on the right is "Steinmetz," c. 1935 ...

Without going too far out on a limb, I believe almost everyone would like two things from their jobs and careers: success and happiness. They want to do well financially, receive recognition for their ...

The McNamara Fallacy is the idea that it is an error to make decisions purely on measurements or quantitative data. Robert McNamara was the US Secretary of Defense ...

A new anthology rescues the work of an obscure L.A. duo that—with an assist from Harold Budd—channeled the sounds of classical minimalism, new age, and new wave into brooding, hypnotic fantasias. The ...