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·February 6, 2024·3 min read

City Life’s Influence on Unconscious Racial Bias

A new study links the structure of urban environments to the development of unconscious racial biases among its residents. By analyzing data from the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and U.S. Census demographics, researchers have created a model showing that cities with larger, more diverse, and less segregated social networks tend to have lower levels of implicit racial bias.

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·August 20, 2022·3 min read

New Model for Predicting Belief Change

A new predictive model is able to determine who will change their minds about contentious scientific information when presented with evidence-based research.

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·August 27, 2021·2 min read

A New Model for Group Decision-Making Shows How ‘Followers’ Can Influence the Outcome

A new mathematical model evaluates the influence of social learners in group decision-making and how a critical threshold is key to informed choices.

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·August 16, 2021·3 min read

A New Theory of Life’s Multiple Origins

In order to understand life's full range of forms, new theoretical frameworks must be developed, researchers say.

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·May 29, 2020·3 min read

New model predicts the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers used data of active COVID-19 case rates from China to set the parameters for the model. Applying the formula to other counties, including the UK, France, and Brazil, they found a match in the evolution of active cases and fatality rates over time.

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·April 8, 2019·4 min read

Are you with me? New model explains origins of empathy

A new model sheds light on the evolutionary origins of empathy and other associated phenomena. The model explains observed patterns of emotional cognition between social group members.