FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 18, 2022·7 min readMoral Behavior Pays OffCoupling two approaches of game theory sheds light on how moral norms and selfless behaviors evolved.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 1, 2021·4 min readThe ‘Bystander Effect’ Is Real; But Research Shows That When More People Witness Violence, It’s More Likely Someone Will Step up and InterveneWhile many people freeze while witnessing a violent event, researchers say nine times out of ten, at least one person will intervene to help the victim.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 17, 2020·4 min readEnvy divides societyEnvy alters individual behavior and, consequently, a person's strategies in characteristic ways. As a result of changed behavior, two separate social classes arise.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 18, 2019·5 min readHow superstitions spreadA new game theory model demonstrates how superstitious beliefs become established in a society's social norms. The model shows how distinct belief systems can evolve as a coordinated set of behaviors which are enforced by a consistent set of social norms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 13, 2019·3 min readHow Game Theory Can Bring Humans and Robots Closer TogetherResearchers used Nash equilibrium game theory and adaptive control to program a robot that can better understand its human user's behavior. This allows the robot to anticipate and respond to the human's movements.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 28, 2018·5 min readThe Logic of Modesty: Why it Pays to Be HumbleResearchers have developed a new evolutionary game theory model which may help explain why many of us hide our good deeds.Read More
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