Just as absolute brain size isn't a good predictor of animal intelligence, comparing brain-to-body mass ratios can also be a red herring. Humans and rodents have a roughly similar brain-to-body ...

Have a term you want us to explain? Let us know. The red herring logical fallacy is very often used -- so often you may not even notice when it comes into play. Here's one example: On June 9 ...

She is a library professional, transcriptionist, editor, and fact-checker. Investopedia / Joules Garcia A red herring is a preliminary prospectus filed by a company with the Securities and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Red Herring, the publication that chronicled the dot-com boom of the late '90s before it shut down this past March, made its official return Thursday under new ownership.