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How you view uncertainty may shape how you vote
How you view uncertainty may shape how you vote A new study from ETH Zurich found that people who view uncertainty as an opportunity are less likely to vote for right-wing populist parties. The researchers conducted an experiment where participants watched a presentation highlighting the positive effects of uncertainty, and found that it increased positivity […]
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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming
No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming The Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap is a result of frequent hurricanes hitting islands that are still recovering from previous disasters. The time between major storms is now shorter than the time required for a full recovery, pulling islands […]
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Misunderstood Malthus: The English thinker whose name is synonymous with doom and gloom has lessons for today
Misunderstood Malthus: The English thinker whose name is synonymous with doom and gloom has lessons for today Malthus, an English economist and cleric, is often misunderstood as a pessimist who believed humans are subject to natural limits. However, his work “An Essay on the Principles of Population” (1798) actually identified two factors that reduced reproduction […]
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