What is the best way to frame human behavior? According to the unified theory of psychology 1, we can think of human beings as: (a) animals engaged in “behavioral investments” who are also (b) ...

Why do humans cooperate and care yet cause such destruction? The World Transformation Movement shares a bold biological ...

Human behaviour is an enigma that fascinates many scientists. And there has been much discussion over the role of probability in explaining how our minds work. Probability is a mathematical framework ...

Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it originated is still hotly debated among historians and anthropologists. Now a new theory ...

Dr. Weatherby is the director of the Digital Theory Lab at New York University. It’s hard to walk a block or finish a morning coffee without encountering some system that attempts to tell you what to ...

Every good retirement plan accounts for market volatility, inflation and longevity. But the biggest threat to retirement success is one that is often overlooked: human behavior. Whether it's fear ...

Not only can AI figure out what you're thinking, it can now predict what decision you'll make next based on patterns in human behavior. That has huge consequences for hiring. Most people already ...