Closely Held Political Beliefs Often Immune to Conflicting Information – Even From Trusted Sources
People say they’d change their minds, but they mostly don’t
School’s in Session — Let’s Have a Quiz
L.A. gets schooled, women and their mentors, and what digital currencies might do to poorer nations
Vacation Mindset: How Weekends Can Be More Refreshing
Researchers told subjects to treat their weekend like a vacation, then gauged happiness on Monday
The Case for Field Experiments in Behavioral Research
Nudges already proven to work in the real-world increased uptake of COVID-19 boosters; nudges based on lab findings and expert insights, not so much
Should Part-Time Californians, Avoiding the State’s Income Levy, Pay More in Property Tax?
As it stands, they’re free-riding, in effect subsidized by full-time resident taxpayers
Rapid Change Is Coming to the Service Sector
Technology and “industrialization” are reshaping services as they did manufacturing
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
Maximizing Capacity Utilization of Unique Equipment
An algorithm to reduce telescope repositioning time boosts productivity between 10% and 25%
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
Comprehensive COVID-19 Screening Would Pay for Itself Many Times Over
Reliable, widespread testing regimen could help jump-start economy
What Sparks Tech Adoption? Learning Competitors Are Ahead
Firms start their own tech upgrades after learning peers had done their own, study finds
A ‘Safer’ Treasury Bond
The government’s floating rate notes feature an added measure of security: higher interest earnings in times of rising rates
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
AI Chatbots That Lead With Empathy Can Help Manage Workplace Anger
When AI acknowledges feelings, resistance to the technology melts
As Ride-Sharing Fleets Go Electric, Low-Priced/Short-Range Cars Could Excel
A model for dispatching and charging favors ... the Nissan Leaf?