In short, we derive support for our preferred conclusions by listening to the words that we put in the mouths of people who have already been preselected for their willingness to say what we want to hear.

Arthritic toothless people who love orgasms are more likely to reproduce than are limber, toothy people who do not.

In short, if we adhere to the standard of perfection in all our endeavors, we are left with nothing but mathematics and the White Album.

My friends tell me that I have a tendency to point out problems without offering solutions, but they never tell me what I should do about it.

Humans react to danger when it is immediate, immoral, visible... Global warming does not press any of those buttons.

The human brain is the only object in the known universe that can predict its own future and tell its on fortune. The fact that we can make disastrous decisions even as we foresee their consequences is the great, unsolved mystery of human behavior. When you hold your fate in your hands, why would you ever make a fist?

Research suggests that people are typically unaware of the reasons why they are doing what they are doing, but when asked for a reason, they readily supply one.