Many of us tend to think of decision making as a process in which two separate and opposite mechanisms are engaged in a critical struggle. The emotional and impulsive mechanism within us temp us to ...

It’s not uncommon to hear that being “emotional” is the opposite of being “rational.” For many people, the idea of rationality evokes images of a person engaging in intelligent, calculated ...

Car companies could learn a thing or two about passion. Yes, I said it. For most regular people, driving a car is not just about speed, or efficiency or even luxury features. It’s about experiences ...

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International relations, as both a field of study and of operational activity, is based on a type of “rational conceit,” to borrow economist F. A. Hayek’s term. In this case, the conceit is that ...

A recent study published in Frontiers in Political Science provides evidence that emotions influence voting decisions more strongly than policy preferences. By analyzing data from five United States ...

Let’s face it. We are not rational, and we are not logical. We are emotional creatures, and it is this emotion that drives our behavior and decisions. As consumers, we would very much like to believe ...

At the heart of the row over Emma Raducanu’s decision to blow off her Wimbledon mixed doubles date with Andy Murray is an irresistible three-way tug-of-war between emotion, rationality and karma that ...