Science and the mind game of the penalty
With just one kick, you will be remembered forever as a hero. Or as an utter choker.
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Internet blocks return in Iran after brief opening (Update)
Word of the opening of Iran's blocked social media sites was spread, of course, by social media itself: in celebratory tweets and breathless Facebook posts. Hours later, the same sites Tuesday chewed over the sobering reality ...
Internet
Sep 17, 2013
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Dictatorships use sporting events as smokescreen for political repression
A new study shows a systematic connection between major sporting events in autocracies and the persecution of political opponents.
Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2022
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Study: False assumptions about election malfeasance could create a 'death spiral' for democracy
In October 2020, two rival candidates for office in Utah made an unusual television ad together. Incumbent Republican Gov. Spencer Cox and his Democratic challenger, Chris Peterson, appeared in the same spot to note they ...
Social Sciences
May 30, 2023
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US, EU spar over sharing electronic evidence in investigations
In August 2016, the lifeless bodies of a young French man and woman were discovered on a beach in Madagascar, with murder suspected.
Internet
May 12, 2019
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Extortioners are only temporarily successful, game theory experiment demonstrates
(Phys.org) —Nice people are not always good people. Those who have always felt this intuitively can feel vindicated by the results of a recently published theoretical study: For the so-called Prisoner's Dilemma there are ...
Social Sciences
May 30, 2014
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Fighting fit cockroaches have 'hidden strength'
A new study has discovered that not all cockroaches are equal and "super athletes", with larger respiratory systems, are more likely to win physical mating battles.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2021
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Study shows Palin treated differently by media as vice presidential candidate than Biden
(Phys.org) -- The 2008 presidential race was one of the most watched, discussed and analyzed campaigns in U.S. history, and when it came to the vice presidential candidates, voters heard a great deal about Sarah Palin.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2012
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To bluff, or not to bluff? That is the question
Economist Christopher Cotton from the University of Miami (UM), uses game theory to explore two of the most famous military bluffs in history. The findings are published in the current issue of the Journal of Peace Research.
Social Sciences
May 23, 2011
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Want to defeat a proposed public policy? Just label supporters as 'extreme'
New research shows how support for a generally liked policy can be significantly lowered, simply by associating it with a group seen as "radical" or "extreme."
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2011
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