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Behavioral Economics
Here's how to avoid getting duped by the "dark patterns" of online businesses.
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Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
With a record-setting $1.9 billion jackpot, you'd think it's a no-brainer to buy a Powerball ticket. But the math truly shows otherwise.
It's perhaps never been harder to resist the urge to overspend.
More than half of Americans feel anxious over their financial situation.
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Women have made incredible gains into STEM fields, but they continue to face gender biases in the workplace.
While most participants fibbed a little bit, laptop users were much more likely to lie – and by a lot more.
When you hold yourself financially accountable, you’re likely to gain more than just some extra money.
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The minimum wage is a popular policy, but it's not the only way governments have tried to help workers secure a decent living.
Managers who are able to identify and understand dark salespeople can manipulate them to benefit the company. What could be more Machiavellian than that?
The brain is highly plastic — the more we do a particular action, the more we change its makeup. Money is a great motivator for habit-forming actions.
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Why should it be considered impolite to discuss something so important to our long-term well-being?
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A food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat.
One might think that people who started poor and became rich might be more sensitive to the plights of the poor. Not so, suggests a new study.
An analogy explains the greater fool theory: You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away; you just have to run faster than the other guy.
Wyoming's roads are nine times deadlier than Ireland's. California's road safety is on par with Romania's.
"A cheap loan is beyond all new destiny." Does that mean anything to you?
In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.
It took a series of ingenious experiments in the 20th century to uncover some of our biggest cognitive biases.
Those that were the best at math didn't even show income satiation — there was no upper limit to how much money could make them happy.
Dating apps have made it easier than ever to find a partner. Paradoxically, the ease of finding matches means some remain perpetually single.
A recent study offers new insights into the so-called marriage wage premium.
New ideas inevitably face opposition. A new book called "The Human Element" argues that overcoming opposition requires understanding the concepts of "Fuel" and "Friction."
Ignoring a scientific truth doesn’t change it, even when the consequences are deadly. “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?” Many of us, as children, […]
Visiting even one friend can undo all the good work that social distancing has accomplished. Over the past few months, people all over the world have come to realize just […]