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the man who scarred South Africa

For as long as anyone can remember, white South Africans have feared that a wild and dangerous black man would get his hands on too much power. He would be charismatic and he would be angry. He…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 10, 2012
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3148 words)

Daniel Kahneman: How cognitive illusions blind us to reason

Many decades ago, I spent what seemed like a great deal of time under a scorching sun, watching groups of sweaty soldiers as they solved a problem. I was doing my national service in the…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 30, 2011
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3013 words)
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