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Would You Rather Win Silver Or Bronze? (Be Careful What You Wish For)
NPR: Both athletes were U.S. swimmers, both were dripping wet after finishing an Olympics final, and both had just won medals. The first said, “It’s not my normal specialty. … We went out there and
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The History of Decision Making
APS Fellow Gerd Gigerenzer is the Director at the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany, where he investigates how humans and other animals make decisions and
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Rethinking Bias in the Workplace
Howard Ross is a frequent flyer, and a few years back he conducted this simple experiment. He went through airport security one hundred times, and on half of those occasions he dressed in business attire.
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Prenez vos décisions dans une langue étrangère, elles seront plus rationnelles que dans votre langue maternelle !
Atlantico: Les actes comptent plus que les mots. C’est en tout cas l’adage. Mais tout dépend des mots. Allons même plus loin : et si une même proposition formulée différemment entraînait des actions différentes ?
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How Politicians Use The IDEA Of Choice To Pick Your Pocket On Healthcare, And Everything Else
Forbes: When people act against their self-interest I see a flashing neon sign: Interesting Psychology Here! Consider how people respond to the Affordable Care Act (and indulge me by forgetting all wonkish policy concerns). What
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How To Save Energy by Driving Less
The Wall Street Journal: What would it take to get people to drive less? It could be as simple as having them keep a record of the car trips they don’t take, a study found.
