Cognitive neuroscientists use brain imaging and behavioral economic games to investigate people's sense of fairness. They find it's common to take care of yourself before looking out for others.
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'Worm' is really a catchall term for a huge variety of animals with different characteristics that span the tree of life. They hold clues about our own origins as well as hints about human health.
When deciding whether others should make trades, children may consider who likes what.
La nacionalidad se define por un conjunto de parámetros legales. Pero investigación psicológica demuestra que la percepción de ciudadanía puede influirse por otros factores como la raza y el idioma.
Research shows that millennials don't drive as much as previous generations, largely because of their beliefs.
The US and other countries have a legal definition of citizenship, yet human psychology and identity politics result in ingrained biases over who truly belongs.
Due to a 'once-in-a-century crisis,' five big foundations are spending more of their assets on grants than usual. Some are issuing bonds to finance their extra support for nonprofits.
The risk to workers hasn't changed, but employers no longer have the same labor market pressures to worry about.
In many sub-Saharan African countries, 20% of mothers have suffered the death of a child, a new study finds. In Mali, Liberia and Malawi, it's common for mothers to lose two children.
Our findings reveal the slowing down of brain development in our ape-like ancestors began more than three million years ago.
Many argue the key to helping low-income Americans eat healthier is eliminating food deserts. A new study suggests this doesn't help.
According to a new study, a small portion of a site can yield thousands of objects, adding up to millions of dollars.
There has been a dramatic rise in life-threatening food allergies in the last few decades. Antibiotics, poor diet and C-sections have all been implicated. Now new evidence points to gut microbes.
An evolutionary biologist makes the case that there's no reconciling science and religion. In the search for truth, one tests hypotheses while the other relies on faith.
A New York judge will decide whether Trump owes more than $2.8 million in restitution.
The Houthis belong to the Shiite branch of Islam. The Houthi insurgency began in the early 1990s, spurred in part by growing influence of different Sunni branches of Islam.
New research confirms that people tend to rush to judgment, in spite of believing their own decisions and those of others are carefully based on lots of evidence and data. And that can be good or bad.
Coastal real estate prices appear to be taking a hit, but mostly in neighborhoods with more climate change believers.
Author Salman Rushdie's book goes to the heart of Muslim religious beliefs and challenges some of the most sensitive tenets.
In a completely new approach to treating addiction, researchers use genetically engineered skin cells to inactivate cocaine and block cravings and addiction in mice.
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Bunning Food Allergy Professor, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago
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Postdoctoral Scholar of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago
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Professor of Psychology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago
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Sigmund E. Edelstone Professor of Marketing, University of Chicago
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago
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Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
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Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Social Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Chicago
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Research Associate (Assistant Professor) of Public Policy, University of Chicago
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Postdoctoral Researcher of Behavioral Science, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
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Associate Clinical Professor of Law, University of Chicago
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University and Continuing Education Program Coordinator and Research Associate, University of Chicago
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Professor, University of Chicago
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