How to decide how to vote—a psychologist's advice
One of the things I often hear as an emotions researcher is that emotions should not "cloud" people's decisions, that they get in the way, or that they are irrational.
One of the things I often hear as an emotions researcher is that emotions should not "cloud" people's decisions, that they get in the way, or that they are irrational.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2024
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How often do you check your local weather forecast? How about your local climate projections for 2050? For many farmers, the answer to the first question is all the time. But the answer to the second is almost certainly less ...
Biotechnology
May 21, 2024
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Hydropower dams provide reliable renewable energy, but they also have a direct impact on the environment, especially fish. Adjusting the amount of water spilling over a dam can help fish successfully navigate dams. But spilling ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2024
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In her recently published research, Yesim Orhun, associate professor of marketing and Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow, explores unique insights into what information individuals seek when making important decisions ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2023
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Researchers looking at fuel use for cooking in Kenya and Malawi have found residents in the countries' informal settlements are being exposed to worrying levels of pollution.
Environment
Apr 28, 2023
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There is no shortage of critiques concerning the use of AI in public decision-making processes. Scholars, for example, have described algorithms as a "toxic cocktail for democracy" by pointing at the ever-growing availability ...
Political science
Aug 24, 2022
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People react more positively to new technologies when hearing spoken descriptions of them than when the identical information is written down, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2022
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Why do we yell at our computer when it struggles to work? Why do some cars look like they're smiling? Why does your guitar seem free-spirited? This is because of our innate human tendency for anthropomorphism: the ascription ...
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2022
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Heavier mixed-breed dogs have higher health risks if neutered or spayed early, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis. The study found mixed-breed dogs weighing more than 44 pounds ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 13, 2020
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A new paper in PLOS Medicine argues that climate change projections are often misused in health impact studies: they are best suited for shaping public health policies, not for triggering operational actions on the ground.
Environment
Aug 16, 2018
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