In the 1987 Oliver Stone classic Wall Street, Michael Douglas’ role as the brazen corporate raider, Gordon Gekko, not only won the actor an Oscar for his performance but iconized his character as the ...

OVER the past several months, there has been an apparent surge in public resistance to a number of high-profile ...

A zero-sum mentality, where one person's gain is another's loss, hinders progress and cooperation. Shifting to an "abundance mindset" fosters collaboration and mutual benefit, like investing in ...

Chess, a zero-sum game, here seen played at a strategy session at Camp David in 1978 between the Israeli prime minister and the US National Security Advisor. The concept of zero-sum thinking ...

A new study highlights the power of zero-sum thinking as a determinant of political views - and also should lead some to rethink immigration. A new study just published by the prestigious American ...

Whoever pays the most into the pot is the loser. Whoever gets the most is the winner. By Amanda Taub What is President Trump up to? This is arguably the most important question in the world right now ...

Zero-sum thinking has spread like a mind virus, from geopolitics to pop culture. Credit...Photo illustration by Pablo Delcan Supported by By Damien Cave Damien covers global affairs. He is based in ...

Some situations in life are zero-sum. On Super Bowl Sunday, two teams take the field but only one will emerge victorious, Vince Lombardi Trophy in hand. In a presidential election, only one candidate ...

The zero-sum fallacy is the idea that there is a fixed pie and if one person gets more that means the other person gets less. This is the way most people think about negotiation, but it couldn't be ...

Although researchers have argued that exposure to diverse views may help reduce political divisions in society, people often avoid discussing politics with ideologically opposed others. We investigate ...

Some situations in life are zero-sum. On Super Bowl Sunday, two teams take the field but only one will emerge victorious, Vince Lombardi Trophy in hand. In a presidential election, only one candidate ...