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Jan 29 • 3 months ago

What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions

Social density increases likelihood of sticking with a location. Environmental factors had little influence. ...

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Dec 31 • 4 months ago

The science of how (and when) we decide to speak out—or self-censor

The study's main takeaway: "Be bold. It is the thing that slows down authoritarian creep." ...

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Dec 18 • 5 months ago

Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes.

"A calorie-neutral, drug-free, low-cost, readily available tool for when we need a boost in performance.” ...

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Oct 20 • 7 months ago

Do animals fall for optical illusions? It’s complicated.

Guppies are highly susceptible to the Ebbinghaus illusion. Ring doves? Not so much. ...

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Sep 03 • 8 months ago

These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts

Study shows how patterns in LLM training data can lead to "parahuman" responses. ...

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