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Study looks at how we assign responsibility and blame

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From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: How do people assign a cause to events they witness? Some philosophers have suggested that people determine responsibility for a particular outcome by imagining what would have happened… 

Study examines the workings of collective intelligence

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From the Iowa State University press release: The concept of “collective intelligence” is simple — it asserts that if a team performs well on one task, it will repeat that success on other projects, regardless of… 

Study suggests gentle touch soothes the pain of social rejection

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From the University College London press release: The gentle touch of another individual soothes the effects of social exclusion, one of the most emotionally painful human experiences, according to new UCL research. The study, published in Scientific… 

Study examines innate social behaviours in mouse brain

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From the California Institute of Technology press release: Adult male mice have a simple repertoire of innate, or instinctive, social behaviors: When encountering a female, a male mouse will try to mate with it, and when… 

Study suggests dogs are more expressive when someone is looking

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From the University of Portsmouth press release: Dogs produce more facial expressions when humans are looking at them, according to new research from the University of Portsmouth. Scientists at the University’s Dog Cognition Centre are the…