News tagged with rationality
Rational design can improve hydrogen fuel cell efficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen fuel cells, in which the chemical energy of hydrogen is converted into electricity, offer the potential for a wide variety of applications, especially in transportation and power ...
Feb 29, 2012 |
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How we (should) decide: Philosopher aims to develop theories of practical rationality
Caspar Hare is interested in your choices. Not the ones you’ve already made, but the ones you will make, and how you’ll go about making them. The more important, the better.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2011 |
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How smart managers make dumb decisions and why shareholders encourage them
From Enron in the United States to Satyam in India, there are plenty of examples of corporate managers lying about their companies' earnings and ultimately hurting themselves and the businesses they work for.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 14, 2011 |
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All-nighters can bring on euphoria, risky behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- A sleepless night can make us cranky and moody. But a lesser known side effect of sleep deprivation is short-term euphoria, which can potentially lead to poor judgment and addictive behavior, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2011 |
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How reasonable it is to deceive yourself?
Anyone who simply denies the facts is most certainly behaving unreasonably - aren't they? Bochum's philosophers Prof. Dr. Albert Newen and Christoph Michel expound that in some cases it may be useful to deceive yourself. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Research: How doctors rationalize acceptance of industry gifts
Despite heightened awareness about the undue influence that gifts from pharmaceutical companies can have on doctors' prescribing practices, and despite expanding institutional conflict-of-interest policies and state laws ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Study provides insights into the roots of gamblers' fallacies and other superstitions
Gamblers who think they have a "hot hand," only to end up walking away with a loss, may nonetheless be making "rational" decisions, according to new research from University of Minnesota psychologists. The study finds that ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Stereotyping has a lasting negative impact
Aggression. Over-eating. Inability to focus. Difficulty making rational decisions. New research out of the University of Toronto Scarborough shows prejudice has a lasting negative impact on those who experience it.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 10, 2010 |
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Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit
Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Study: Terrorism Evokes Different Responses Among Genders and Personality Types
(PhysOrg.com) -- Terrorism incites fear designed to coerce governments to act, according to definitions of "terrorism" in U.S. law, in U.N. resolutions and elsewhere. But terrorism often prompts as much anger and retaliation ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Under pressure: The impact of stress on decision making
We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we carefully deliberate the pros and cons of our choices, taking into consideration past experiences in similar situations before making a final decision. However, a ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Ants more rational than humans
In a study released online on July 22 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, researchers at Arizona State University and Princeton University show that ants can accomplish a task ...
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Rumbaugh's theory links positions of Wilson, Skinner
When Dr. Paul Naour was looking for a conclusion to his book detailing a previously unknown 1987 tape recording of a conversation regarding human behavior between theorists E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner, he found it at Great ...
May 01, 2009 |
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Quantum Theory May Explain Wishful Thinking
(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans don’t always make the most rational decisions. As studies have shown, even when logic and reasoning point in one direction, sometimes we chose the opposite route, motivated by personal ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Limited resources, unlimited needs: Americans should ration health care, says MSU ethicist
As health care costs soar past $2.5 trillion and more than 47 million people remain uninsured, Americans must be willing to give up certain medical options to ensure health care reform is successful, argues a Michigan State ...
Mar 10, 2009 |
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