Blockchain systems come with a promise of decentralization that, more often than not,
stumbles on a roadblock when key decisions about modifying the software codebase need …

Abstract Algorithm Decision Making (ADM) systems designed to augment or automate
human decision-making have the potential to produce better decisions while also freeing up …

Is the act of making a decision a process or pulse? Critiques of rational choice theory and
models often treat cognitive processes of preference ordering as part of the act of decision …

This paper is a review of the goal-based definition of “Reason” that is rooted in David
Hume's views and deals with reasons and conflicts arising from it in the form of “Goal and …

There is broad agreement that widespread voter ignorance and irrational evaluation of
evidence are severe threats to democracy. But there is deep disagreement over strategies …

The role of rationality in information privacy intention and behavior is a topic of long and
enduring interest. Some popular privacy models and concepts, such as privacy calculus and …

Ignorance about political related issues has long been considered a threat to democracy.
This paper revolves around the concept of political ignorance, focusing especially on Ilya …

Aumann's agreement theorem and subsequent work shows that people who are rational in a
certain Bayesian sense cannot agree to disagree on matters of fact. This result hinges on a …

" Pollsters and pundits failed to predict the election of Donald Trump in 2016. Is this because
they do not know our fellow Americans and how they think? Who are the public? In A …

The western world has now been the home of democracy for centuries, starting from its
cradle in ancient Greece, the democratic form of government has since spawned in various …