Jane McGonigal

In the future, I think it's pretty plausible that collective intelligence tools and skills will be important in order to be a part of global dialog, global business, and global creativity. People who know how to negotiate collective intelligence networks are going to be in a good position to contribute to global society.

American Designer

Robert Harris

First comes an idea. Then, characters begin to evolve out of the landscape of that idea. And then, finally, characters dominate: plot is simply a function of what these people might do or be. Everything has to flow from their personalities; otherwise it will not be emotionally engaging, or plausible.

British Novelist

Alison Jackson

When I am preparing my 'lookalike' photographs, I think about the character of the real people, because, if the photographs are going to be plausible, you have to convince the viewer that they could have happened.

English Artist

Jerome Powell

All economic forecasts are subject to considerable uncertainty. There is always a wide range of plausible outcomes for important economic variables, including the federal funds rate.

American Public Servant

Nancy Pearcey

The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change.

American Author

Joey Skaggs

When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people.

American Celebrity

Naomi Alderman

What makes 'The Handmaid's Tale' so terrifying is that everything that happens in it is plausible.

English Novelist

Francis Bacon

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

English Philosopher

Maurizio Cattelan

Italian Artist

Edward Bond

The truth has got to appear plausible on the stage.

English Playwright

Indicates something is reasonable to believe, but not proved or certain.

Not Certain

Often used when you feel something is possible to be true but you're not entirely convinced.

Hidden Doubt

Used to describe arguments or stories that sound convincing and are structured well.

Persuasive Speech

 and we trained them for work and weaponry and companionship. And throughout history, we've treated some animals like tools or like products, and other animals, we've treated with kindness and we've given a place in society as our companions. I think it's plausible we might start to integrate robots in similar ways.

Why we have an emotional...

 that is quite plausible, like, you're unlikely to encounter a society that uses flint axes and jet planes. But you can almost think of a technology as a set of affordances. So technology is the thing that enables us to do various things and achieve various effects in the world.

How civilization could...

 enables illegal drug purchases with delivery to any address in the world with near complete plausible deniability on behalf of the buyer well I have absolutely no first-hand knowledge the where I've heard is that the service is doing quite well so by now you must be

Unpacking the nuts and...

 gives us a narrative that resonates with our intuitions— it makes it seem more plausible. And we choose the option that seems more representative of the overall picture, regardless of its actual probability. This effect has been observed across multiple studies,

Can you outsmart this...

 These are plausible claims, but in truth, we can't see the brain's wiring clearly enough to tell if these are really true. And so the technologies for seeing connectomes will allow us to finally read mis-wiring of the brain,

Sebastian Seung: I am my...

 It's too important a question to ignore. But there's an obvious we're alone. It's just us. There could be a trillion planets in the galaxy. Is it plausible we're the only creatures capable of contemplating this question?

Where are all the...

 So you get the best of both worlds. And a similar analysis, I think, can apply to the potential awkwardness of a sexual solicitation, and other cases where plausible deniability is an asset. I think this affirms

Steven Pinker: What our...

 perfectly rational and relentlessly self-maximizing. But just ask yourselves, is it plausible that every single time for your entire life, when you did something nice for somebody else,

The dirty secret of...

 lot of arguments theories very dramatically from the somewhat plausible to the downright bizarre some pointed out of control hormones or cataracts others blamed a world taken over by

Why the Dinosaurs’...

 There's no legal or ethical or plausible way to enforce laws like these anyway. They exist only to foster fear and promote transphobia.

Plausible