How to Remedy “Better-than-Average” Effects
Believing that you are better than others has powerful implications. But do you actually know that you’re better?
June 29th, 2020
decision making
September 30th, 2019
Principles for the Application of Human Intelligence
Before humans become the standard way in which we make decisions, we need to consider the risks and ensure implementation of human decision-making systems does not cause widespread harm.
September 23rd, 2019
The Lemonade Ultimatum: Game Theory in a Gift Economy
Would festival-goers behave similarly to those in the lab when faced with an unfair economic offer?
May 21st, 2019
Copy Ourselves Out of Existence? A Conversation on Decision-Making in the Age of Social Influence
No one quite knows how a local radio station in Texas managed to have one of the most popular posts on Facebook.
May 14th, 2019
Making the Social Leap: A Conversation on How Our Psychology Evolved
How we conceive of behaviors like self-control, overconfidence, and happiness today bears little resemblance to their evolutionary origins, argues psychologist William von Hippel.
February 11th, 2019
Your (Future) Car’s Moral Compass
As self-driving technology booms, cars are already making choices with moral implications. How do you program for an ethics that we can all agree on?
December 12th, 2018
Simple Heuristics That Make Algorithms Smart
Although simple heuristics often yield “biased” decisions, they can deliver a better answers. What might this mean for today’s complex algorithms?
October 01st, 2018
It Isn’t a Replication Crisis. It’s a Replication Opportunity
The marketing world demonstrates how a failure to replicate opens new windows into human behavior.
August 07th, 2018
Most Popular Articles of 2018 (So Far)
What stories have readers enjoyed and shared the most in 2018?
July 10th, 2018
Stop Playing Devil’s Advocate, and Other Advice for Better Decision Making
A conversation with Charlan Nemeth about how we stand to benefit from dissent.
