Keith E. Stanovich

Keith E. Stanovich is prof emeritus of applied psychology & human development at UofT & lives in Portland, OR. His latest book is: The Bias That Divides Us: The Science & Politics of Myside Thinking.

5 Posts

The Need for Rationality in a Hostile World

A Review of Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker. Viking, 432 pages (September 28, 2021). “Academic Writes Engaging Book for the Masses.” Now there’s a shocking headline. Totally man bites dog. Oh, oh, scratch that. It’s not man bites dog

Keith E. Stanovich

8 Nov 2021 · 16 min read

The Social Science Monoculture Doubles Down

Obviously, greater intellectual diversity among researchers would be a key corrective, but adversarial collaboration is also critical.

Keith E. Stanovich

30 Aug 2021 · 18 min read

The Bias that Divides Us

What our society is really suffering from is myside bias: People evaluate evidence, generate evidence, and test hypotheses in a manner biased toward their own prior beliefs, opinions, and attitudes.

Keith E. Stanovich

26 Sep 2020 · 20 min read

What Is the Tribe of the Anti-Tribalists?

Considering some of the sobering political implications of tribalism might do more to loosen its grip on the tribalists than would more anti-tribalist rebuttals.

Keith E. Stanovich

17 Jul 2018 · 25 min read

Were Trump Voters Irrational?

The value of winning a kayaking trip in a raffle is measured in its consumption utility, not its monetary value.

Keith E. Stanovich

28 Sep 2017 · 26 min read