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Screen Time Can Change Visual Perception -- And That's Not Necessarily Bad

Sep. 30, 2020 — The coronavirus pandemic has shifted many of our interactions online, with Zoom video calls replacing in-person classes, work meetings, conferences and other events. Will all that screen time damage ...

Children Will Wait to Impress Others -- Another Twist on the Classic Marshmallow Test

Sep. 10, 2020 — When it comes to self-control, young children are better able to resist temptation and wait for greater rewards if they take into consideration the ...

Being a Selfish Jerk Doesn't Get You Ahead: Study

Aug. 31, 2020 — Two studies provide empirical evidence to settle the question of whether being aggressively Machiavellian helps people get ahead. The studies concluded that being a jerk provides no advantage in ...

Winning the Digital Transformation Race: Three Emerging Approaches for Leading Transition

July 28, 2020 — New research has outlined three new approaches that digital innovators can take to reduce the risk of failure and seize competitive advantage in the ...

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When Power Is Toxic: Dominance Reduces Influence in Groups

July 16, 2020 — A new study finds that groups led by subordinate males outperform those led by dominant and aggressive ...

We Need to Talk: Communication Prevents Inaction by Leveraging Goodwill

July 13, 2020 — An experimental game demonstrates that communicating sentiment (i.e. emotional state, satisfaction) and outlook (i.e. expectations, aspirations) helps people to cooperate on common problems by ...

Tech Sector Job Interviews Assess Anxiety, Not Software Skills

July 14, 2020 — A new study finds that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software engineering positions test whether a job candidate has performance anxiety rather than whether the candidate ...

Desk-Based Jobs May Offer Protection Against Poor Cognition in Later Life

July 7, 2020 — People who work in jobs that require less physical activity - typically office and desk-based jobs - are at a lower risk of subsequent poor cognition than those whose work is more physically active, ...

An Ethical Eye on AI

June 29, 2020 — Researchers have found a mathematical means of helping regulators and business manage and police Artificial Intelligence systems' biases towards making unethical, and potentially very costly and ...

No Keys to the Kingdom: New Single Sign-on Algorithm Provides Superior Privacy

June 29, 2020 — Single sign-on systems (SSOs) allow us to login to multiple websites and applications using a single username and password combination. But these are ...

Decline in Green Energy Spending Might Offset COVID-Era Emissions Benefits

June 22, 2020 — Researchers have documented short-term environmental benefits during the COVID-19-related lockdown, but that silver lining could be far outweighed by a long-term decline on clean energy investments, ...

COVID-19: Tradeoffs Between Economics and Public Health

June 11, 2020 — A new study uses a variety of data on consumer and business activity to tackle that question, measuring 26 types of businesses by both their usefulness and risk. Vital forms of commerce that are ...

Researchers Uncover a New Mindset That Predicts Success

June 10, 2020 — To succeed in modern life, people need to accomplish challenging tasks effectively. Many successful entrepreneurs, businesspeople, students, athletes and more, tend to be more strategic -- and hence, ...

'Artificial Chemist' Combines AI, Robotics to Conduct Autonomous R&D

June 4, 2020 — Researchers have developed a technology called 'Artificial Chemist,' which incorporates artificial intelligence and an automated system for performing chemical reactions to accelerate R&D and ...