Throughout our lives, we've been trained to be logical. Indeed, much of our education is geared towards ensuring that we always get the right answer. When you answer a question such as, “In what year ...

Activating analytical thinking does not appear to reduce a person’s religious beliefs. This finding provides evidence against ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some mental processes, humans and animals likely follow similar lines of thinking. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty ...

It was argued here recently by a professor of mathematics that algebra should be required of everyone in high school because it teaches how to think logically. Perhaps it does, but what an awful way ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about critical thinking in education. For children, the internet presents enormous opportunities. My daughter, for ...

Can a monkey, a pigeon or a fish reason like a person? It's a question scientists have been testing in increasingly creative ways—and what we've found so far paints a more complicated picture than you ...