Trained Musicians Make Better Decisions
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How to Improve Your Decision-Making
The key is to poll a crowd, then do what they least expect. By Nathan Collins (Photo: stressedtechy/Flickr)…
How Changing Predictions Affect Our Decision-Making
A 30 percent chance of rain—or climate change disaster, or sports win—means different things to people if it’s…
Anger Reduces Women’s Ability to Influence Others
A new study confirms anecdotal evidence that men's anger is respected, while women's can be seen as counterproductive.
It’s Poverty, Not the ‘Teenage Brain,’ That Causes the Most Youth Crime
A new analysis of crime stats suggests that economics trumps biology in causing violent behavior in teenagers.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Daniel Gilbert Protégé Who Wants to Answer Philosophy’s Deep Questions
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.