The ‘pleasure of choice’ could lower vaccine hesitancy

Offering a choice when it comes to vaccines could convince more people to get them. But it's no magic bullet, experts say.

U. Oregon • futurity
yesterday ~8 min

The hidden risk of letting AI decide – losing the skills to choose for ourselves

AI has the potential to diminish the human experience in several ways. One particularly concerning threat is to the ability to make thoughtful decisions.

Joe Árvai, Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
April 12, 2024 ~6 min


Seven reasons more female leaders would be a positive step for the climate

Research shows that men and women have different perspectives on climate, with huge implications in terms of policymaking. For that reason, diverse leadership is essential.

Paola Profeta, Dean for Diversity Inclusion and Sustainability, Professor of Public Economics, Director of Axa Research Lab on Gender Equality, Bocconi University • conversation
March 7, 2024 ~7 min

Using generative AI to improve software testing

MIT spinout DataCebo helps companies bolster their datasets by creating synthetic data that mimic the real thing.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
March 5, 2024 ~7 min

Team unravels how brain chemicals shape social decisions

"The human brain is like a black box. We have developed one more way to look inside and understand how these systems work..."

John Pastor - Virginia Tech • futurity
March 4, 2024 ~11 min

New AI model could streamline operations in a robotic warehouse

By breaking an intractable problem into smaller chunks, a deep-learning technique identifies the optimal areas for thinning out traffic in a warehouse.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 27, 2024 ~7 min

Automated method helps researchers quantify uncertainty in their predictions

An easy-to-use technique could assist everyone from economists to sports analysts.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 21, 2024 ~7 min

Monkeys shed light on how visual cues guide cooperation

"Until now, we didn't know how what we are looking at guides our decision to cooperate or not..."

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
Feb. 20, 2024 ~7 min


Trust may make older adults more vulnerable to scams

Relying on their initial impressions of trustworthiness, elderly adults overlook bad behavior, according to a new study.

Eric Hamilton-Florida • futurity
Feb. 13, 2024 ~5 min

Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some

People with low-risk prostate cancer are more likely to die from something else. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment can lead to life-changing complications.

Jinping Xu, Chair of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University • conversation
Jan. 26, 2024 ~10 min

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