No cooperation without open communication: Scientists develop new and more realistic model of human interaction
Indirect reciprocity is a model that explores how humans act when their reputation is at stake, and which social norms […]
Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but icons may be even more powerful in nudging people to disclose more […] Patients who receive care in a for-profit hospital are more likely to be readmitted than those who receive care in […] In a series of studies, social psychologists show that educational tracking — grouping students based on their achievement levels — […] Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by alcohol consumption, according […] Even when people have well-connected social networks beyond their home cities and across state lines, they are still most frequently […] Around 25 percent of Medicare spending in the U.S. occurs in the last year of people’s lives. This is sometimes […] When it comes to understanding what makes people tick — and get sick — medical science has long assumed that […] The term “latte liberal” has been a popular way to disparage American progressives as uppity and out of touch, but […] Human factors researchers at the University of Iowa have been looking at ways to harness technology to prevent fatalities among […]STEM Education
Subtle visual cues nudge users to reveal more in online forum
For-profit hospitals correlated with higher readmission rates: Study compares public, non-profit, for-profit hospitals
Educational tracking creates artificial inequalities among students
Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms
Despite digital revolution, distance still matters
Study debunks notion that large chunks of Medicare go to lost causes: The value of late-in-life health care spending
Everything big data claims to know about you could be wrong: To understand human health and behavior, researchers would do better to study individuals, not groups
Liberals do drink more lattes, but maybe not for the reasons you think
Warnings to texting pedestrians may not eliminate risks, but they can help: Improving pedestrian safety even in the presence of warnings remains a challenge