Tag: probability

Study identifies the cognitive limitations that hamper our decision-making

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From the New York University press release: The chances of a commercial airliner crashing are vanishingly small — and yet many people are uncomfortable flying. Vaccination for many common childhood… Read more »

Study suggests babies are able to estimate how likely one event is compared to another

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From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: Our whole life we have to make decisions and weigh up probabilities of different events. By learning to… Read more »