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Articles by Sam McNerney

Sam McNerney graduated from Hamilton College where he earned a bachelors in Philosophy last May. However, after reading too much Descartes and Nietzsche, he realized that his true passion is reading and writing about the psychology of judgment and decision making. His blog, www.WhyWeReason.com tries to figure out what makes humans tick. He spends his free time listening to Gaga​ and tweeting @WhyWeReason.

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    In a series on interaction design, jurors from the Interaction Awards 2012 discuss the crucial elements that...

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    Businesses are no longer using the world's most popular social network to sell their products.

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    Famed building designer might be facing an inevitable adverse reaction from people for being too...

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