Behavior
Ravens Are More Cunning Than Human Preschoolers
A recent study finds that ravens are capable of planning and bartering, and they also forgo an immediate reward to obtain a better reward in the future<p>Common ravens (Corvus corax) are more cunning than human toddlers, according to a recent study. (Credit: Helena Osvath / Lund University)<p>Anyone who …
BirdsIs Your Dog Moody? Fido Apparently Has a Teen Phase, Too
If you own a puppy, or perhaps just love dogs, then you most definitely know how easily distracted and difficult they can be — just like humans! …
Lifestyle8 Reasons Why It's So Hard To Really Change Your Behavior
Source: Wikipedia<p>Changing our behavior is a self-engineering challenge with few equals. I’m talking about long-term, sustained change, not short-run …
HappinessGot a Big Decision to Make? Here's When to Go With Your Gut
Research shows that emotions do have a role to play when making big decisions.<p>I often get asked how I'm able to act so quickly on some business decisions without doubting myself. The answer? I've learned to listen to my gut.<p>While it may sound like a clich, there is something to be said for …
Leadership5 ways to win with passive-aggressive people
Passive-aggressive people. You know the type.<p>They never say they <i>won’t</i> do something. They agree but then, aw shucks, “the dog ate their homework” – …
HappinessThe Pygmalion Effect Sneakily Boosts Your Performance
It's your first day of math class, and, unbeknownst to you, your algebra I teacher has been bragging on you — your new algebra II teacher has heard …
4 Psychology Insights That Will Help You Build Links
Outreach can be grueling work, and it takes an understanding of how people work in order to find any kind of long-term success by putting it to …
Search EnginesNextGen: Isaiah Wakoli's Stimulating Art Is Inspired by Color's Interaction with Human Behavior
<b>DIASPORA</b>—<i>Over the course of July we’ll be publishing short profiles, essays and interviews on the theme of “Afrofutures.”</i> <i>Together these stories will</i> …
AfricaIn Search of Answers
Would you rather receive $11 today or $30 a week from now? A tendency to pick the smaller-but-sooner reward can be revealing: It has been associated …
PsychologyThe hidden ways your language betrays your character
Every time we open our mouths, we unwittingly reveal our personalities.<p>If you overheard a conversation on a bus, do you think you could tell from the words that were used and the topics discussed, the personality of the people who were chatting? What about if I showed you a short story? Could you …
PersonalityThe power of framing: It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
The 2016 election and a wealth of psychological data show how much our reasoning can be influenced by how information is framed<p>In March 2016, before Trump was selected as the Republican nominee, cognitive scientist George Lakoff was already concerned about the emerging Trump phenomenon. So he wrote …
PsychologyFrom data overload to effective decision-making
This is the age of data. A simple activity like going for a run now involves data collection and analysis through a FitBit wristband with GPS …
EconomicsWhen Behavioral Science Backfires
Instead of following the intervention of the week, put time into figuring out what works best for your unique user.<p><i>By Shirin Oreizy, founder of Next Step.</i><p>By now you're probably familiar with nudges and biases. From New York Times bestseller <i>Predictably Irrational</i> by Dan Ariely to Britain's Ministry …
GAO: TSA doesn't have scientific justification to detect terrorists through most behavioral tics
The Transportation Security Administration doesn’t have scientific justification for most of the behavioral clues that officers use to identify potential terrorists, a government watchdog reported Thursday.<p>Despite a lack of scientific validation, TSA told the Government Accountability Office that …
TSAThink like an economist
follow us<p>omnivore<p>Think like an economist<p>Catherine Sophia Herfeld (Zurich): Between Mathematical Formalism, Normative Choice Rules, and the Behavioral …
Keynesian EconomicsWhat Do We Really Want?
Good news: Our desired attitudes (don’t eat unhealthy things) affects behavior more than our actual attitudes (that looks delicious). | …
Stanford UniversityAll The Passive Aggressive Stuff You Should Never Do In A Relationship
Nobody enjoys being with someone who is always passive aggressive. If you're not sure what that looks like, here's an excellent, and funny, …
MarriageThe Cost-Effective Power Of Psychological Nudges
Shutterstock<p><b>By Michael Blanding</b><p>Most governments aren’t subtle when they want citizens to do something. The United States spends close to $1 billion annually on advertising—trying to convince citizens to do everything from taking flu prevention shots to reporting unattended suitcases at the airport. …
H&R BlockHow to Make Difficult Decisions
For most of my life, I’ve been terrible at decision making. As a child, I was perfectly content to lay back and let other people make my choices for …
Pros and ConsDo Dogs Have a Negativity Bias?
Negativity bias – We all suffer from it.<p>This is the phenomenon in which we naturally pay more attention to and give more weight to negative …
PetsThat's different: Minnesota's passive-aggressiveness inspires hit T-shirt
Minnesotans are notorious for not saying what they really mean — and now they can wear it proud.
MinneapolisThis Time Is Not Your Call – Stretch for Change
Daily Stretch # 6: Let Go of Power<p>“Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than …
How Can You Tell If Someone's Lying? A.I. Study Sees Truth in a Face
Unanimous A.I. hopes to eliminate bias in decision making.<p>Scientists have long studied collective intelligence in animals, but now San Francisco tech …
Artificial IntelligenceContrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision making: Results suggest cooperation between neurons allows choice-relevant information to persist over time
Results suggest cooperation between neurons allows choice-relevant information to persist over time<p>A new study in mice trained to perform a sound …
The BrainOne Third of Fake Images Go Undetected
A new study reveals people fail to spot almost one third of manipulated, or fake, images shown to them. Researchers say that, with the technology to …
NeuroscienceBrain implants help nervous mice find their competitive side
Social competition and establishing dominance are a part of the culture of many species, from humans to mice. That's why the results of a recent study published in <i>Science</i> are so interesting. A team of Chinese scientists changed the behavior of mice to turn "loser" mice into "winners."<p>The experiment …
NeuroscienceKissing bias could have wider implications for cognitive, neuroscience: study
Kissing bias could have wider implications for cognitive, neuroscience: study<p>New research that looked into people's kissing bias could have wider …
News (China)13 Persuasion Techniques to Convince Ecommerce Visitors to Buy More
When running an ecommerce store, it’s easy to forget that visitor #3456 is a real, live person. A person subject to cognitive biases, persuasion …
MarketingWant to Be a Better Decision Maker? Here Are 3 Timeless Guidelines for Leaders
Two senior partners at McKinsey & Company offer practical advice for honing your decision-making process and prowess.<p>Before McKinsey & Company senior partners Scott Keller and Mary Meaney decided what to include in their new book about organizational leadership, they grouped all of the …
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