Why the Stock Market Needs Gamblers
They counteract the impulses of two other market personality types
How Long Does a Humanitarian Crisis Last?
How to spot fake online reviews and the relationship between herding cultures and violence
Why Some Clinical Trial Data Remains Hidden
Alibaba warehouse workers, signs of innovation, and how gender of Brazilian mayors played out in COVID-19
Comprehensive COVID-19 Screening Would Pay for Itself Many Times Over
Reliable, widespread testing regimen could help jump-start economy
As AI Advances, Tools to Connect to Your Future Self Grow More Vivid and Useful
Digital twins, 30 years your senior, help weigh today’s big decisions
Maximizing Capacity Utilization of Unique Equipment
An algorithm to reduce telescope repositioning time boosts productivity between 10% and 25%
Disclosure of Climate Risk Helps Stocks Trade More Smoothly
Dropping facts into a polarized investor pool reduces the impact of ideology and leads to broader ownership
A ‘Safer’ Treasury Bond
The government’s floating rate notes feature an added measure of security: higher interest earnings in times of rising rates
Why Offspring of Rice Farmers Are Better at Detecting Emotions
Raising the crop is a communal project, more so than the work of wheat farmers, who’re less attuned to feelings of others
A More Effective Way to Spot Potential Wildfire Origins in the Electric Grid
Sampling method capitalizes on similarities between grid sections to stretch inspection dollars
Amid Supply Chain Uncertainty, Should Manufacturers Crank Up Reusability?
Obstacles and incentives to refurbishing and re-selling goods
How Do Cashless Payment Systems Impact a Developing Economy?
Also: income tax refugees from California, where to find the next CEO and inviting older people into clinical trials
Barred From Stalking Us Across the Internet, Returns for Some Advertisers Plummet
Small businesses hit particularly hard when Apple made it easy to opt out of app tracking
Diversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It Differently
Perceived differences between “diverse” and “sufficiently diverse”
Philadelphia’s Soda Tax Is Nearly Perfect for Maximizing Revenue
It’s less successful at curbing consumption so buyers shop outside the city
Is Telling the World of Your Success Worth Five Times Your Private Knowledge of It?
The difficulties of study design in a braggy culture where few readily admit to bragging