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From sports betting to financial markets, people make the same predictable mistakes in how they interpret new information

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A major study published in the journal Nature found that online images are amplifying gender biases

9 months ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu psychology

Beyond Repair – The potential downsides of right-to-repair laws

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New study undermines the theory that depressed people are just more realistic

24 months ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

Study finds stereotypes of middle-aged women can hold them back at work: Even as they achieve more power and capability on the job, middle-aged women can be held back by a perceived lack of “niceness"

2 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

Despite ideals, people don’t really like reducing inequality

2 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

After asking white subject to write statements explaining why they weren't prejudiced against Black people, researchers found other white people could nevertheless gauge the writers' underlying prejudice from linguistic cues--such as dehumanizing language.

3 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

Experiment shows why ticket sellers hit you with last-second fees

3 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

This clever experiment shows shows why ideas spread in social networks, and why it's easy to sway people's opinions with bots

3 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cultures

4 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cultures

4 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

In an analysis of hundreds of basketball half-time speeches, researchers found a significant relationship between how negative a coach was at half-time and how well the team played in the second half: The more negativity…

5 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

Hedge funds use satellite images to beat Wall Street

5 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

Information is like snacks, money, and drugs to the brain

5 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu brain

Information is like snacks, money, and drugs to your brain, suggests a new brain scan study, which found information acts on the brain’s dopamine-producing reward system in the same way as money or food, which may be why some people over-consume information and are susceptible to clickbait.

5 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu brain

How success breeds success in science - A small number of scientists command more research funding, awards, citations, and prestigious academic appointments, due to a phenomenon known as the “Matthew effect”, finds a Dutch study that compared PhDs that just won or missed out on early-career grants.

6 years ago newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

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From sports betting to financial markets, people make the same predictable mistakes in how they interpret new information

A major study published in the journal Nature found that online images are amplifying gender biases

Beyond Repair – The potential downsides of right-to-repair laws

New study undermines the theory that depressed people are just more realistic

Study finds stereotypes of middle-aged women can hold them back at work: Even as they achieve more power and capability on the job, middle-aged women can be held back by a perceived lack of “niceness"

Despite ideals, people don’t really like reducing inequality

After asking white subject to write statements explaining why they weren't prejudiced against Black people, researchers found other white people could nevertheless gauge the writers' underlying prejudice from linguistic cues--such as dehumanizing language.

Experiment shows why ticket sellers hit you with last-second fees

This clever experiment shows shows why ideas spread in social networks, and why it's easy to sway people's opinions with bots

How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cultures

How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cultures

In an analysis of hundreds of basketball half-time speeches, researchers found a significant relationship between how negative a coach was at half-time and how well the team played in the second half: The more negativity…

Hedge funds use satellite images to beat Wall Street

Information is like snacks, money, and drugs to the brain

Information is like snacks, money, and drugs to your brain, suggests a new brain scan study, which found information acts on the brain’s dopamine-producing reward system in the same way as money or food, which may be why some people over-consume information and are susceptible to clickbait.