OpinionDecember 6, 2020
The Secret Sauce in Opinion Polling Can Also Be a Source of Spoilage
Even a small departure from randomness in your sample can skew the results
Behavior
OpinionDecember 3, 2020
Conflicts of Interest and COVID
Financial incentives can be a factor in pandemic policy decisions—albeit frequently at a subconscious and unintentional level
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OpinionDecember 2, 2020
The U.S. Has Embraced Immigrant Tech Entrepreneurs—Now It’s Europe's Turn
Things are finally changing in the E.U., but there’s still a long way to go
BehaviorDecember 1, 2020
Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It
Understanding how algorithm manipulators exploit our cognitive vulnerabilities empowers us to fight back
BehaviorDecember 1, 2020
Does Failure Make Victory Seem Sweeter?
Researchers investigate the “sour-grape effect”
OpinionNovember 25, 2020
Scientists Are Becoming More Politically Engaged
Here’s what that means beyond the 2020 elections
BehaviorNovember 24, 2020
Scale Up Tutoring to Combat COVID Learning Loss for Disadvantaged Students
Studies show impressive gains after even online tutoring
OpinionNovember 23, 2020
Distrust Authorities, Including Me
The presidential election and pandemic have highlighted the fallibility of experts, but that doesn’t mean we should dismiss them all
Public HealthNovember 13, 2020
Dating during the Pandemic: Can You Trust an ‘Antibody Positive’ Claim?
Testing positive for COVID antibodies is not a pass to date freely
BehaviorNovember 13, 2020
Why Polls Were Mostly Wrong
Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020
OpinionNovember 10, 2020
What Conversations with Voters Taught Me about Science Communication
Even during a bitter election season, persuasive conversations were not only possible but surprisingly attainable
OpinionNovember 5, 2020
There’s No Good Evidence That Psychedelics Can Change Your Politics or Religion
The balance of data don’t support the idea, and claims otherwise could lead to alarmism