Psychology and Neuroscience

How Powerful Is the Placebo Effect in Medicine?

TL;DR: The placebo effect can strongly influence medical outcomes, harnessing the power of belief to trigger measurable biological changes. The...

Why are some people left-handed?

TL;DR: People are left-handed due to a combination of genetics, brain asymmetry, and environmental factors, which together influence hand preference...

Why do some people reject established science for untested beliefs?

TL;DR: Some people reject established science for untested beliefs due to cognitive biases, emotional needs, cultural influences, and mistrust of...

Why did MIT’s moral machine prioritize mothers with strollers?

TL;DR: Because global respondents showed a powerful bias toward preserving young lives and parental figures, the aggregated data in MIT’s...
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