Can Being a Bad Listener Make You Feel Lonelier?
While most people believe that they are good listeners – a 2015 Accenture study suggests 96% of people agree with this sentiment! – I...
Category: Interesting
There’s Scientific Evidence That a Little Bit of Knowledge Can Give an Audience a Dangerous Misunderstanding of Your Scientific Claim
I recently came across this great 2017 article on Slate by Tim Requarth called “Scientists, Stop Thinking Explaining Science Will Fix Things” and it...
Why Do So Many Statistical Models Disagree?
With the current COVID-19 crisis in full effect and so much being made of predictive models or simulations, I’ve heard many people of many...
How a Paper Proving ESP is Real Upended Social Science Research
I recently re-read a lengthy but excellent 2017 article from Slate by Daniel Engber that details the story of social psychologist Daryl Bem, author...
What Happens to Experience Management When Relationships Become Long-Distance?
Recently The Atlantic ran a very well-written and well-researched article about how the COVID-19 pandemic is going to change the face of retail and...
How Video Games Can Be Part of a Healthy Lifestyle
A couple of years ago, I gave a talk to Creative Mornings STL about how video games could be a part of a healthy...
Have you tried the COVID-19 Simulator?
We’re big fans of data at RPG, and one of the things we really enjoy is getting a chance to utilize data tools that...
On this May the 4th, let’s see just how popular Star Wars really is…
Today is May the 4th, which is known throughout certain pockets of internet fandom (and on Disney’s Twitter feed) as “Star Wars Day” since...