RationalEyes

These pages will focus on illuminating the human proclivity for irrational behavior in an attempt to inspire a more thoughtful and reasoned approach to engaging with and explaining the world around us.

We are constantly confronted with irrational dogmatism – in the media, the government, in our educational system, and throughout our society. By illuminating examples of our irrationality, and how dangerous and even devastating this behavior can be, I hope to broaden the discussion of the importance of, and even our obligation to, improving the degree to which reason and rationalism informs our thoughts and our actions. 

As a pediatrician, I have a deep interest in the way that medical and scientific information is disseminated to and propagated in the public. In particular, I am interested in the way the media, public figures, and lay organizations transmit misinformation to the public, and how individuals then incorporate this information into their heath decision making process. This blog will therefore also frequently focus on this most important issue.