truth

This sentence is false—does that mean it’s also true?

Celebrate Baldwin's birthday on August 2 by questioning how truth and love could be harnessed to create a more just society.Sometimes, we struggle to tell…

Have we entered a post-truth era in which politicians and "news" outlets can lie without consequence?You've probably heard about the dangerous effects of…

What is the goal of a belief: to make you feel better, to make you successful, or to track the truth?If beliefs can be described as having a goal or…

Did postmodernism simply predict cynicism about the facts, or did it actually promote it?Postmodernism is often characterized by its rejection of concepts…

Speaking the truth, calling it like it is, using your voice---being authentic are all hallmarks of the feminist movement. But the more we speak the truth,…

bobWe like to think of ourselves as self-aware, reflective beings, but psychological studies demonstrate that we’re usually overconfident in the accuracy…

Could we get anything useful done without trusting someone?If we couldn't trust each other, our lives would be very different. We trust strangers not to…

Is truth just a compliment we pay to sentences we like to assert?Most of us think we know the truth when we see it. But what exactly is truth, anyway?…

On the November 27th edition of Your Call, we’ll bring back a conversation with James Vanderbilt, director of Truth, a new film examining the 2004 60…