Tag: rewards

  • Nation & World

    When brains overvalue immediate rewards

    Study finds psychopaths aren’t inhuman, but have a particular kind of brain wiring dysfunction.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Just rewards

    A Harvard University study built around an innovative economic game indicates that, at least for our younger selves, the desire for equity often trumps the urge to maximize rewards.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Building human cooperation: Carrots work better

    Rewards go further than punishment in building human cooperation and benefiting the common good, according to research published in the journal Science by researchers at Harvard University and the Stockholm School of Economics.

    3 minutes