The “birthers,” “Pizzagate,” anti-vaxxers. Since the election of Donald Trump, it’s seemed that belief in conspiracy theories is on the rise. At the same time, our polarization is worse than ever.

Crocodile tears, Can the ethical-moral intelligence of AI models be trusted? As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded ...

Systems theory was not originally a business theory. Indeed, systems theory was proposed in the 1940s by biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy, say Francis Heylighen and Cliff Joslyn in their article, ...

Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...

Film theory is the study of how films and moving images more generally create meaning, and how audiences interpret them. It combines elements of philosophy, psychology, art criticism, and cultural ...

There are some major spoilers ahead for Paradise, so if you aren’t caught up, fire up your Hulu subscription and come back when you’re ready to get into theories about the show. Introducing the idea ...

The conspiracy theories of our time seem fixated on an absence of clues. By Peter C. Baker In Nick Shirley’s mega-viral YouTube videos alleging social-services fraud in Minnesota, the important piece ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Contrails have a simple explanation, but not everyone wants to believe it. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Calum Lister Matheson, University of Pittsburgh Online influencers with millions of followers have ...

In A Theory of Justice (Harvard University Press, 1971), the philosopher John Rawls proposed an account of justice that, in his view, was better than the competing theories, viz., utilitarianism, ...

The burnt toast theory is a metaphor for life that helps people interpret minor inconveniences as having positive ripple effects or a “silver lining.” It’s related to the butterfly effect. While not a ...

We’ve all been there; you might’ve met a person you were attracted to and felt a deep connection with, but passed them by and didn’t think anything of it until years later when they magically ...