Reasonable People

Reasonable People

The psychological science of human rationality, reason, bias and persuasion

Jan 06, 2020

Welcome to Reasonable People by me, Tom Stafford. Cognitive Scientist at the University of Sheffield, UK - - - Research: tomstafford.staff.shef.ac.uk - - - Writing: idiolect.org.uk/notes - - - Previously: mindhacks.com

The plan is to collect in one place things I write on human rationality, reason and persuasion, sharing links and evidence on these topics as I try and understand advertising, bias, misinformation, influence and decision making.

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