How a turn to the right sapped trust in the Supreme Court

"A significant part of the public now sees the Court as just another political branch, not a legal institution above politics."

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~9 min

US public trusts science, but still worries about bias

Confidence in science remains high in the US, but has declined since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
March 5, 2024 ~9 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

Trust in doctors may help overcome COVID vax hesitancy

People who trust doctors were more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Trust in public officials did not have the same effect.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Feb. 7, 2024 ~5 min

Patients are split on getting health care from artificial intelligence

A new study digs into whether people would choose a human doctor or an artificial intelligence for diagnosis and treatment.

Phil Villarreal-U. Arizona • futurity
May 22, 2023 ~5 min

Robots can’t fully regain human trust after 3 mistakes

Some strategies may help robots rebuild trust after mistakes, but new research shows it's a case of "three strikes and you're out."

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 3, 2023 ~4 min

You can’t really tell who ‘looks trustworthy’

"Our results revealed that people are fooling themselves when they think they can predict trustworthiness from appearance alone."

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Jan. 30, 2023 ~3 min

People want the COVID vax more when it’s a trend

People are more willing to get a COVID-19 vaccination when they are told about how many other people in their community plan to get one.

Judie Kinonen-UT Austin • futurity
Jan. 19, 2023 ~6 min


Why some Latinos remain wary of the COVID vaccine

A new study explains why some people in Latino communities have avoided the COVID vaccine—and what can be done to reverse the trend.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Nov. 11, 2022 ~3 min

Bragging can cost you trust when money’s involved

In situations where money's involved, trying to manage people's impression of you by bragging about your abilities can really backfire, researchers find.

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
July 25, 2022 ~5 min

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