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The long-run effects of pandemics on inflation: Why this time may be different
23rd June, 2022How did past major pandemics affect inflation dynamics? This column estimates the long-run effects of pandemics on trend inflation in Europe using historical data since the 14th century.
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Why pessimism sounds smart
09th May, 2022Pessimism sounds smart because optimism often requires believing in unknown, unspecified future breakthroughs—which seems fanciful and naive.
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The Selective Laziness of Reasoning
09th May, 2022Discusses the research into reasoning which suggests that people use more stringent criteria when they evaluate others’ arguments than when they produce arguments themselves.
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CEO personality traits and structure of compensation
03rd May, 2022An examination into the effects of a CEO’s big five personalities (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) on their annual compensation.
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SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank
22nd March, 2022There is strong evidence for brain-related abnormalities in COVID-19. It remains unknown however whether the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection can be detected in milder cases, and whether this can reveal possible mechanisms contributing to brain pathology.
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AI Is Helping Scientists Explain the Brain
20th February, 2022But what if it’s telling them a false story?
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Stanford study finds walking improves creativity
20th February, 2022Stanford researchers found that walking boosts creative inspiration. They examined creativity levels of people while they walked versus while they sat. A person’s creative output increased by an average of 60 percent when walking.
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Is This $88 Portrait the Work of a 17th-Century Flemish Master?
20th February, 2022Is a portrait of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, ruler of 17th-century Antwerp – found inside a small London antique shop more than half a century ago – the work of the Flemish master Anthony van Dyck?
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