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...
Nov 29, 2023 | News, PennMAP
Researchers examine the self-serving fiction of ‘objective’ political news Photo by Charles Guerin/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images) Seven years ago, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, media analysts rushed to explain Donald Trump’s victory....
Nov 10, 2023 | Featured, News, Published
In the social and behavioral sciences, a theory provides a generalizable explanation that holds under a variety of specific conditions, and experiments are conducted to verify hypotheses which are derived from the theory. This process has become the dominant...
