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·October 20, 2023·4 min read

Choosing Ignorance: 40% Shun Consequence Knowledge for Selfish Gains

New research unveiled that when faced with a choice, 40% of individuals opt to remain ignorant about how their decisions impact others, often leveraging this unawareness to act more selfishly. The researchers equates this behavior to consumers who turn a blind eye to the problematic origins of products they purchase.

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·December 3, 2021·4 min read

Whether People Inform Themselves or Remain Ignorant Is Due to Three Factors

Researchers have identified three factors that influence whether a person is likely to seek more information or ignore facts about their health, finances, and personality traits.

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·June 26, 2018·3 min read

How Your Brain Decides Between Knowledge and Ignorance

Researchers report the brain's reward network could play an influential role in evaluating the opportunity to gain new information, just as it does to evaluate rewards such as food or financial gain.