- Collective intelligence can help reduce medical misdiagnoses: An estimated 250,000 people die from preventable medical errors in the U.S. each year. Single diagnosticians achieved 46% accuracy, whereas pooling the decisions of 10 diagnosticians increased accuracy to 76%. https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/press-releases/collective-intelligence-in-medicine?c=72928 174 comments science
- People with less memory loss in old age gain more knowledge. Individuals who show greater losses in fluid abilities simultaneously show smaller gains in crystallized abilities, and persons whose fluid abilities hardly decline show large gains in crystallized abilities. https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/press-releases/people-with-less-memory-loss-in-old-age-gain-more-knowledge 24 comments science
- Scientists have developed a novel framework describing the way the "blue spot," a tiny cluster of cells at the base of the brain, regulates our brain's sensitivity in situations requiring attention: as the main source of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline, it helps control our attentional focus. https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/press-releases/how-the-brain-s-blue-spot-helps-us-focus-our-attention 7 comments science
- We wouldn't be able to control a superintelligent AI, computer scientists have found in a new study using theoretical calculations. Furthermore, the researchers demonstrate that we may not even know when superintelligent machines have arrived. https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/computer-science-superintelligent-machines 2 comments science
- As interactions increasingly take place online, people find information that confirms their existing beliefs, making them less willing to listen to alternatives. This exacerbates filter bubbles and explains why public debates become polarized as people become impervious to opposing arguments. https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/press-releases/beliefs-filter-bubbles 1302 comments science
- From clickbait to transparency: Reimagining the online world. Behavioral science perspectives on an alternative Internet, with suggestion that are capable of promoting a more democratic Internet. https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/press-releases/from-clickbait-to-transparency 9 comments science
- From clickbait to transparency: Reimagining the online world - "Behavioral science perspectives on an alternative Internet" https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/press-releases/from-clickbait-to-transparency 4 comments science
- Despite their better judgment, decision-makers such as managers often don’t pick what is objectively the best option. Instead, they opt for a safer alternative that protects them against negative repercussions. https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/media/2019/08/cover-your-back-frequency-and-causes-of-defensive-decisions 68 comments science
- Experience leads to the growth of new brain cells http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/media/2013/05/experience-leads-to-the-growth-of-new-brain-cells 6 comments science