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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment—A Review

A review of Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein. Little, Brown and Company, 464 pages (May 2021) Are crowds smart or dumb? You may have heard the terms “wisdom of the crowds” and the “madness of crowds.” The former idea is

Rob Henderson

5 Apr 2022 · 16 min read

When Men Behave Badly—A Review

A review of When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault by David M. Buss, Little, Brown Spark, 336 pages (April 2021) Professor David M. Buss, a leading evolutionary psychologist, states in the introduction of his fascinating new book that it “uncovers the hidden roots

Rob Henderson

30 Apr 2021 · 12 min read

Persuasion and the Prestige Paradox: Are High Status People More Likely to Lie?

The first type, termed the “central” route, comes from careful and thoughtful consideration of the messages we hear.

Rob Henderson

3 Apr 2021 · 13 min read

PODCAST 102: Rob Henderson on Why Upper Middle Class Whites Have Gone Woke

Quillette contributor and Cambridge PhD student Rob Henderson on how cancel culture became one of America’s most successful exports and why upper middle class whites have embraced the woke agenda. (Click here to listen to the podcast.) Rob recently wrote a piece for Quillette entitled America Exports Cancel Culture

Quillette / Rob Henderson

31 Jul 2020 · 1 min read

America Exports Cancel Culture to the World

Consider the way charges of “racism” have been used to target individuals.

Rob Henderson

2 Jul 2020 · 6 min read

All the Single Ladies

Some women do marry men with less education, though. These women tend to marry men who earn more than them.

Vincent Harinam / Rob Henderson

16 Jan 2020 · 13 min read

Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class—A Status Update

The chief purpose of luxury beliefs is to indicate evidence of the believer’s social class and education.

Rob Henderson

16 Nov 2019 · 12 min read

Why White Privilege is Wrong—Part 2

The problem with white privilege is its mono-causal disposition (“one-thing-ism”).

Vincent Harinam / Rob Henderson

16 Oct 2019 · 15 min read

Why White Privilege Is Wrong—Part 1

In fact, white privilege condenses the complexities of group outcomes into a simple narrative that does not help anyone.

Vincent Harinam / Rob Henderson

22 Aug 2019 · 14 min read

Conformity: The Power of Social Influences—A Review

We are natural conformers because, more often than not, it keeps us alive and in good standing with our peers.

Vincent Harinam / Rob Henderson

18 Jun 2019 · 9 min read

What Doesn’t Kill Us Brings Us Together

Because calamities are uniquely egalitarian in their capacity to kill indiscriminately, they dampen the qualities that make us different.

Vincent Harinam / Rob Henderson

7 Apr 2019 · 13 min read

Blame Modern Life for Political Strife

Without voluntary associations, we tend to reduce unfamiliar individuals down to a set of salient features.

Vincent Harinam / Rob Henderson

6 Nov 2018 · 14 min read

Political Moderates Are Lying

Change is wrought by those willing to lead or force others toward it. Which is why we are skeptical that most people truly believe every position they express.

Vincent Harinam / Rob Henderson

2 Jul 2018 · 12 min read