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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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·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.

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·June 6, 2017·4 min read

How Neurons Use Crowdsourcing to Make Decisions

Researchers investigate how neurons work together to help us make decisions.

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·February 11, 2017·3 min read

Monkey Fights Help Explain Tipping Points in Animal Societies

Four or five angry monkeys at one time can cause the social system to destabilize and cause massive fights to break out, researchers report.

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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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·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.