Oct 4, 2024 | Common Sense, Featured, News
Most of us believe that we possess common sense; however, we find it challenging to articulate which of our beliefs are commonsensical or how “common” we think they are. Now, the CSSLab invites participants to measure their own level of common sense by taking a survey...
Feb 7, 2024 | Common Sense, Featured, News
Mark E. Whiting’s and Duncan J. Watts’s latest research reveals that common sense is in fact rare, demonstrated by a quantitative method they designed to measure common sense at the individual and collective level. Their research has been extensively featured in...
Jan 24, 2024 | Common Sense, News
Researchers examine the self-serving fiction of ‘objective’ political news How common is common sense? A straightforward question that, surprisingly, has yet to receive a definitive science-based answer. Now, PIK Professor Duncan Watts and co-author Mark...
Jan 17, 2024 | Common Sense, News, Published
In general we believe that we possess common sense to a certain extent, but have you ever wondered if what you perceive to be common sense is also considered common sense to others? In other words, is common sense actually common? The answer remains elusive in large...
