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·November 26, 2024·4 min read

How Memories Shape Decisions and Future Well-Being

A new framework integrates psychology and economics to show how memorable experiences influence long-term decision-making. Their model separates the immediate utility of consumption from the lasting "remembered utility" derived from impactful events, such as weddings or career achievements.

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·September 7, 2020·3 min read

Epidemics Are Often Followed by Unrest

Lessons from other historic pandemics show social tension accumulated throughout epidemics lead to significant episodes of rebellion.

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·August 3, 2018·3 min read

Broadband Internet May Be to Blame For Sleep Deprivation

Researchers report those with DSL internet sleep, on average, 25 minutes less than people without DSL. The study also reports those with broadband are significantly less likely to sleep between 7 to 9 hours per night.

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·June 19, 2018·3 min read

D is For Danger: Speech Sounds Convey Emotions

A new study of five languages reveals phoneme emotion associations are stronger at the beginning or words, allowing the emotional content to be understood before the entire word is spoken.

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·May 25, 2018·3 min read

Electoral Outcomes Affect the Way We Treat Others

Researchers report the outcome of the 2016 election had some unexpected outcomes when it comes to how people from one party affiliation treat people who have opposite views.