Rational artificial intelligence sounds simple on paper: build systems that make sensible decisions based on goals, evidence, and logic. Yet ...

The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book “The Rational Nationalist: Moving Beyond Partisanship Toward Prosperity,” ...

We propose rational disagreement as a formal framework for analyzing seemingly irrational behavior that can persist despite ...

Rational organization theory is the idea that an organization, such as a business, is a tool for achieving a definable goal or set of goals. A rational organization uses a formal structure to define ...

Advertisements can humor you, frighten you, delight you or incense you, but if you want to move someone based on logic and reason, your ad had better contain a rational appeal using facts, data and ...

To be rational, you must change your view of things and your behaviour, and this task takes a little time, nevertheless here are three ways that will help you become rational: Think rationally and ...

The short answer is no. The harder you try to be purely rational the less likely it is you’ll get there. What people have is the capacity for rational thought. This capacity exists on top (literally) ...

Some people have faith that their spouse won't cheat on them. Some have faith that things happen for a reason. Some have faith in God. Is there a common commitment underlying these disparate ...

Is rational decision making inherently better than making decisions based on instinct? I was struck by this question during a presentation by Dr. Michael Etgen at our IBM Academy of Technology ...

IBM Corp. agreed Friday to acquire longtime customer Rational Software Corp. for $2.1 billion, the largest in a recent string of acquisitions to bolster its software operations. The deal values ...

Mathematics students face challenges with rational and irrational numbers. Understanding the principles and patterns simplifies this concept. Rational numbers can be fractions of integers. Irrational ...