Most people are overconfident. There’s an evolutionary reason for this.
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Courage is widely considered a fundamental human virtue. A professor of psychology and a university president break down the components of courageous action.
There is a lack of regulation across Australia when it comes to e-bike use, with young riders often paying the price.
Although these activities have been around for decades, there are signs that some are making a comeback.
It can be easy to speed, even without meaning to. Here’s why and what you can do about it.
Peer pressure, amusement and the desire for attention help explain why young people participate in risky social media challenges.
If we want fewer accidents, we may want to consider how we as a society value risk-taking and safety regulations rather than blaming it on individuals.
The cause of banking crises since the debacle in the 1980s remains unchanged. Incentives encourage executives to take excessive risks, with few consequences if bets turn bad. It’s happening again.
The conceptual, technical, entrepreneurial and interpersonal skills that make a good leader are crucial to every profession and activity. Developing them will enrich your life.
New research suggests being married influences a CEO’s appetite for opportunistic insider trading and the subsequent risk of prosecution.
A series of studies found that exposure to dogs leads people to make riskier financial decisions, while interactions with cats have the opposite effect.
People tend to dislike uncertainty and risk – two things that are hard to avoid completely during a pandemic. That’s part of why it can feel especially draining to make even small decisions these days.
We know young drivers will put themselves in risky situations, which is why strategies to minimise harm also need to be part of their education.
By measuring how and when elephant seals sleep, researchers were able to figure out how elephant seals change their risk-taking behavior as they gain weight.
The pandemic has made many of us acutely aware of the daily risks we need to take. The ancient Greeks often did not leave risky choices up to individuals alone.
Policies meant to improve public health – like mandatory face masks during the coronavirus pandemic – need to take into account how people might adjust other behaviors in response.
Together the social and emotional ‘jobs’ of adolescence – developing intimate friendships and achieving autonomy – make teens uniquely resistant to calls for social distancing.
Many teens and college students are continuing to hook up and attend gatherings. Peer pressure and the way younger minds interpret risk could be to blame.
Behavioral economists explain how widespread use of face masks, hand sanitizer and other preventive measures could counterintuitively encourage riskier behaviors around coronavirus.
Taking risks helps children test new ideas and find personal capabilities and limits. Here are five lessons from early childhood educators to help parents encourage their kids to take risks, safely.
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Associate Professor of Economics, HEC Paris Business School
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Miami
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Professor of Finance, Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology, University of Oregon
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Honorary Professor, University of Wollongong
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University of Cambridge
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Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
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Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University San Marcos
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
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Associate professor of economics, Queensland University of Technology
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Group Leader of the Development Programme at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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Former Professor and Head, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg
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Assistant professor, marketing and behavioral science division, Sauder school of business, University of British Columbia