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- The Economics of Privacy (2005) https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/~acquisti/economics-privacy.htm 5 comments
- Carnegie Mellon face recognition study has unsettling results http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/~acquisti/face-recognition-study-FAQ/ 91 comments
- Air Pollution Reduced When U.S. Embassies Around the World Installed Monitors and Tweeted the Readings. The resulting reductions in air pollution levels had large health benefits for residents in these cities, speaking to the potential efficacy of other monitoring and information interventions https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/media/2022/October/air-pollution-levels-declined-when-u.s.-embassies-installed-monitors-abroad-and-tweeted-readings 47 comments science
- A mobile game called Fooya, uses implicit learning has improved children’s short-term food choices. In the game, an avatar fights robots that represent unhealthy foods, and the avatar’s speed and body shape vary in response to the type of food it eats. https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/media/2021/february/mobile-game-that-uses-implicit-learning-improved-childrens-short-term-food-choices 9 comments science
- Boys from low-income backgrounds who are hyperactive and inattentive in kindergarten earn less money as long as 30 years later, a new study shows. https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/media/2019/february/low-income-boys-inattention-in-kindergarten-associated-with-lower-earnings 16 comments science