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Giving Humans the Final Say Can Make AI Decisions Worse
When algorithms outperform experts, human oversight may protect legitimacy... but it may also simply restore the errors AI was meant to correct.
Intellectual Humility Helps Adolescents Thrive
Adolescents can learn to recognize the limits of what they know, and schools could play an important role in fostering this humility, especially in our times of heightened polarization.
Price Signals Cut the Carbon Footprint of Lunch
Tracking 140,000 meals, a field experiment found that carbon-linked prices changed food choices far more than labels or a weekly red-meat restriction.
CSR or Social Washing? When Nonprofit Partnerships Become a Test of Legitimacy
After Brazil's Operation Car Wash, nonprofit partnerships grew. But organizations closed their doors to firms that looked tainted or politically connected.
The Social Price of Working Beyond the Call of Duty
Research shows why the pressure to help others can provoke sleep deprivation and social tensions in the household.
Giving Humans the Final Say Can Make AI Decisions Worse
When algorithms outperform experts, human oversight may protect legitimacy... but it may also simply restore the errors AI was meant to correct.
Automatic Renewal Can Cost Subscription Firms Subscribers
A field experiment with over a million newspaper readers finds that auto-renewal lifts short-term retention but cuts trial take-up and long-term subscriber reach.
Star Scientists Rarely Outshine Their Teams
Research on 555 university inventions finds that stars rarely outperform their teams alone, while rare and complementary matches create the most value.