To what degree do our personal opinions cloud our judgement? Yale University researchers have attempted to detect and measure how our political beliefs affect our ability to make rational decisions. The study suggests that our ability to do maths plummets when we are looking at data which clashes with our worldview. Ruth Alexander and Ben Carter consider Professor Dan Kahan's findings. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Cato Daily Podcast - Legalizing Pot One City (or District) at a Time
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Cato Daily Podcast - Two Proposed NSA Reforms Emerge
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Cato Daily Podcast - NSA Taps Google, Earns Universal Ire
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Politics and Policy of Employment Discrimination
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Cato Daily Podcast - E-Verify, Immigration and Identity Theft
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - 100,000 Christian martyrs?
It is claimed an average of 100,000 Christians have died because of their faith every year for the past decade: and that this is an 'unreported catastrophe'. The Vatican has called it a credible number. But is it? Ruth Alexander and Wesley Stephenson report.
the memory palace - Episode 57 (I’m Still Alive)
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Cato Daily Podcast - Getting a Grip on Public Pensions
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Cato Daily Podcast - Why Growth Is Getting Harder
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