Money can change which news stories we believe

A small bit of money can make us reconsider news stories that run counter to our political beliefs, new reseearch shows.

Melanie Lefkowitz-Cornell • futurity
Feb. 5, 2019 ~5 min

Millennial voters don’t all think the same way

A lot of ideas about millennial voters are wrong, argues an expert on race and politics in this podcast episode.

U. Chicago • futurity
Feb. 5, 2019 ~1 min


People most against GM food know the least about it

The more strongly people oppose genetically modified food, the more knowledgeable they think they are on the topic. A test on the subject says otherwise.

Chuck Finder-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 17, 2019 ~3 min

When good stuff happens to bad people, we care but don’t act

When bad things happen to good people, we help a little. When the opposite happens, however, we're more willing to let karma set things right.

Carnegie Mellon-HCII • futurity
Jan. 17, 2019 ~4 min

People from ‘financial deserts’ face long-term credit issues

People who grow up in areas without banks or financial institutions face long-term consequences for their financial literacy and credit.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
Jan. 11, 2019 ~4 min

45% of UK scientists don’t believe in God

The late Stephen Hawking famously didn't believe in God. Neither does Richard Dawkins. A new study investigates if that's typical for UK scientists.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Dec. 20, 2018 ~4 min

It doesn’t take long to believe your own lies

Older adults are significantly more likely than younger people to believe their own lies are the truth, potentially because of how lies connect to memory.

Lawrence Goodman-Brandeis • futurity
Nov. 29, 2018 ~3 min

Brexit and Trump voters more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, survey study shows

Latest research reveals the extent to which conspiracy theories have become “mainstream rather than marginal beliefs” across much of Europe and the US.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 23, 2018 ~7 min


How too much confidence can benefit entrepreneurs

A new computational model distills the traits that drive entrepreneurs to get into—and out of—the world of startup business.

Chuck Finder-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 20, 2018 ~6 min

‘New narratives’ can help solve personal problems

Changing the way people interpret their personal problems could help them make sense of things and help society as a whole, too.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 19, 2018 ~7 min

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