News tagged with irrational decisions
'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 17, 2009 |
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When prejudices become a disadvantage
(PhysOrg.com) -- Swiss researchers from ETH Zurich have been exploring the question of whether prejudices might be rational under certain conditions. Using game theory, they created various scenarios and played ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 08, 2012 |
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'Doomsday' ticks closer on nuclear, climate fears
Global uncertainty on how to deal with the threats of nuclear weapons and climate change have forced the "Doomsday clock" one minute closer to midnight, leading international scientists said Tuesday.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Starlings give clue to irrational preferences
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research into decision-making by European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) may help to explain why many animals, including humans, sometimes exhibit irrational preferences.
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Study: Generosity emerges from evolution of cooperation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine you're dining at a restaurant in a city you're visiting for the first –– and, most likely the last –– time. Chances are slim to none that you'll ever see your server again, so ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Next gen video games let players control the story
Menacing alien machines descend on Earth, and amid all-out war, a soldier searches a building to find a frightened boy hiding in a vent.
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Learning to love the irrational mind
In his seven years as a New York Times op-ed columnist, David Brooks has witnessed the full range of politicians’ charms. He has seen Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney memorize the first names ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2011 |
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Historian says history of nuclear power needs to be addressed
The long-standing conflicts over nuclear power and the risks of radiation exposure are nothing new – in fact, the debate over the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant in Japan are similar to arguments happening between scientists, ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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What's behind our conflicted feelings on nukes?
(AP) -- Nuclear radiation, invisible and insidious, gives us the creeps.
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Everyone thinks everyone else has less free will
The subject of individual free will -- whether our fates are beyond our control or whether we command our own destinies -- has been hotly argued for centuries. Now scientists have revealed a new wrinkle in ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Neuroscience of instinct: How animals overcome fear to obtain food (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- When crossing a street, we look to the left and right for cars and stay put on the sidewalk if we see a car close enough and traveling fast enough to hit us before we're able to reach the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 29, 2010 |
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