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Behavioural profiling in casinos

Behavioural profiling in casinos | Science News | Scoop.it

There is now dedicated behavioural analysis software that allows casinos owners to see how they can best target specific demographics.

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Scientists discover moral compass in the brain which can be controlled by magnets

Scientists discover moral compass in the brain which can be controlled by magnets | Science News | Scoop.it
In an extraordinary experiment, researchers were able to use powerful magnets to disrupt this area of the brain and make people temporarily less moral.
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Workzone: I know what he said, but what did he mean?

Civil society demands a certain amount of diplomacy -- even if those rude co-workers in the comic strip "Dilbert" are pretty funny.

But planes have crashed and patients have misunderstood diagnoses as a result of people being too polite. Indeed, the higher the stakes, the more polite people often get -- exacerbating the static that disrupts effective communication, according to an article published recently in a journal of the Washington, D.C.-based Association for Psychological Science. It's a problem, and some businesses -- including a number of airlines -- are addressing it by training employees in how to recognize when the time has come to skip the finesse and be blunt.

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Brain and Behavior

Brain and Behavior | Science News | Scoop.it
New scientific evidence, prompted by the invention and diffusion of new technologies, often stimulates a period of social reckoning: what does this new evidence mean for our existing beliefs and practices?

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