In July 2023, former intelligence officer David Grusch testified before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hersh Shefrin analyzes how psychology impacts markets and policy. This article is more than 3 years old. The inflation which ...

Psychology says people who still believe in superstitions aren't necessarily acting without reason. Beliefs about lucky numbers, charms, rituals and signs have existed across societies for a long time ...

Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is a therapy approach that focuses on managing irrational or unhealthy thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. In contrast to more passive talk therapy, REBT ...

I frequently see investors get into trouble by trying to anticipate irrationality and trading on that prediction. The market frequently does act irrationally, but the better way to take advantage is ...

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Scientists at the Universities of Exeter and Bristol have used a mathematical model to show how such apparently irrational ...

I'm doing an argument, a small part of which depends on showing that society does not fear God the way they did 1000 years or so ago. So, I'm looking for example of people doing irrational things ...

It’s never easy to care for elderly parents. Yet, when elderly parents are hurtful with their words or seemingly irrational with their actions, it can become even more challenging. As you care for an ...