Tag: Social/Behavioral Science

There is an important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, according to a ...

Amazon Research Award to develop algorithms to tackle unfairness in recommendation engines

Credit: Virginia Tech Why would a recommendation engine not suggest computer science classes to a female college student interested in ...

Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies

EAST LANSING, Mich. - New evidence from Michigan State University suggests that those who smoke cannabis, or marijuana, weigh less ...

Collecting the right quantity of evidence: How the brain makes a difficult decision

Two publications track the perceptual decision making process from the sensory receptors to the final actionCredit: Mathew Diamond, SISSA New ...

How do we make moral decisions?

New study shows how your moral behavior may change depending on the context When it comes to making moral decisions, ...

In distinguished company

Four UC Santa Barbara professors join the 2019 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences UC Santa Barbara ...

The brain’s imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perception

Thirty-person study of human perception suggests a 'middle ground' between opposing literatureCredit: Designed by Elina Stengård Human perception is based ...

Adding human touch to unchatty chatbots may lead to bigger letdown

Sorry, Siri, but just giving a chatbot a human name or adding humanlike features to its avatar might not be ...

Two researchers are selected to receive 2019 John Simon Guggenheim fellowships

Two scientists at UC Santa Barbara whose work has contributed in significant ways to our understanding of nature and of ...

Shimmer launches version 2.0 of its NeuroLynQ neuromarketing platform

NeuroLynQ uses GSR to assess an audience's nonconscious emotional response; this new release includes additional analytical capabilitiesCredit: Shimmer CAMBRIDGE, MA ...

The secret to a stable society? A steady supply of beer doesn’t hurt

Archaeologists recreate ancient brewing techniques to learn how beer kept an empire afloatCredit: Donna Nash A thousand years ago, the ...

Forecasting contagious ideas: ‘Infectivity’ models accurately predict tweet lifespan

A tweet's virality is modulated most by its early spread rate and a gradual loss of interest over time Estimating ...

Heavy drinkers consuming more than half of all alcohol

Credit: Unsplash La Trobe University researchers have found the heaviest drinking 10 per cent of Australians drink over half the ...

Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains, Georgia State researchers find

Society's expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a ...

Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic

Researchers team up with health care and service providers to confront opioid problemCredit: Virginia Tech Go to Google and type: ...

Lower approval rates evidence of discrimination for same-sex borrowers

Credit: Christopher Gannon, Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Applying for a mortgage is one of the first steps couples ...

Testosterone and cortisol modulate the effects of empathy on aggression in children

Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country explore the psychobiological mechanisms that may exist behind aggressive behaviour in childrenCredit: ...

Study finds natural variation in sex ratios at birth and sex ratio inflation in 12 countries

UMass Amherst biostatistician designed study that describes national sex ratio imbalancesCredit: UMass Amherst An international team of researchers, led by ...

Study reveals brain marker for angry dreams

Researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity that reflects anger experienced during dreaming according to a new study carried ...

Army awards eight research grants to address complex challenges