Monthly Archives: August 2021

We can fabricate data, but we cannot fabricate the truth

Posted on August 27, 2021 by koenfucius

(Featured image: Matt Lemmon/Flickr CC BY SA 2.0) When a renowned behavioural scientist gets embroiled in a case of fabricated data, there may be some lessons for us all When a behavioural science paper is discovered to have been using … Continue reading →

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An accidental behavioural economist is on holiday – again

Posted on August 20, 2021 by koenfucius

Human behaviour continues to be an inexhaustible source of wonder and fascination – even when on holiday Unexpectedly, your correspondent had an opportunity to return to his native country at short notice for a brief holiday after skipping the annual … Continue reading →

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Good people… but not that good

Posted on August 13, 2021 by koenfucius

(featured image: User18526052 via Freepik) The good news is that we are prosocial; in other news, it comes with strings and conditions attached Take a look around you. Unless you’re in the middle of a nature reserve, miles from human … Continue reading →

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What do we actually know?

Posted on August 6, 2021 by koenfucius

(featured image: PublicDomainPictures via Pixabay) Much of what we think we know is built on the powdery sands of conjecture and assumptions Imagine you are joining a new company. Together with 15 other newcomers (about whom you know nothing), you … Continue reading →

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