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Almost none of the choices you make are as fraught as you think they are.

The One Parenting Decision That Really Matters — Wolvereye By Seth Stephens-Davidowitz , The Atlantic

What is free will, if our brains launch our actions before we're aware of them? A different look at the question in .

Neuroscience says there’s no such thing as free will. A psychologist explains why that might not be true — Wolvereye By Lisa Feldman-Barrett , Science Focus

Excellent piece by Jonathan Haidt and Katherine Gehl on how to bring America together.

IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT SAVING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, THIS VOTING SYSTEM MIGHT BE THE KEY — Wolvereye By Katherina Gehl and Jonathan Haidt , Time

An ever-present process in language (and other symbolic communication): Transparent signs evolve into arbitrary symbols, disconnected from their forms. “To Gen Z, emojis often have a quite different meaning than for older people.” https://wsj.com/articles/sending-a-smiley-face-make-sure-you-know-what-youre-saying-11628522840?st=s09wexx63fn5lny&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via

https://www.wolvereye.com/news-2/2021/8/18/sending-smiley-emojis-they-now-mean-different-things-to-different-people

Sending Smiley Emojis? They Now Mean Different Things to Different People Many emojis have evolved different meanings for Gen Z while keeping their original ones for older people. The result is a lot of confusing interactions.

This week Cleveland's baseball team announced they are changing their name from Indians to Guardians. There's been a lot of both positive and negative reactions in the media around the new name. We wanted to revisit a study where we interviewed 500 Native Americans to understand how they felt about the team name Redskins. As people are forming their own opinions around the new name, Guardians, it's important to understand the facts and how Native Americans themselves feel about Native American-themed teams. Click below to view the data.

Skin in the Name — Wolvereye By Ryan Baum , Wolvereye

https://www.wolvereye.com/news-2/2021/6/29/op-ed-why-storytelling-is-an-important-tool-for-social-change

Op-Ed: Why storytelling is an important tool for social change — Wolvereye By Emily Falk , The Los Angeles Times

Detecting facial movements does not equal detecting emotion.

Market for Emotion Recognition Projected to Grow as Some Question Science — Wolvereye By John P. Desmond , AI Trends

Happy Juneteenth!

% of U.S. adults who say each is a very important factor in deciding whether a news story is trustworthy:
• The news organization that publishes the story: 50%
• The sources cited: 47%
• Their gut instinct about the story: 30%

What makes a news story trustworthy? Americans point to the outlet that publishes it, sources cited — Wolvereye By John Gramlich , Pew Research Center

AI can detect scowls, smiles and frowns, but algorithms cannot reliably infer someone’s underlying emotional state from them.

The computer will see you now: is your therapy session about to be automated? — Wolvereye By Ramin Skibba , The Guardian

The reality is, the process to find the right name for a sports team is grueling, onerous and tedious, and it comes with career peril.

Why Does Changing A Team’s Name Take So Long? — Wolvereye By John Rizzardini , FiveThirtyEight

https://www.wolvereye.com/news-2/2021/5/31/the-changing-face-of-americas-veteran-population

The changing face of America’s veteran population — Wolvereye By Katherine Schaeffer , PEW Research Cente r

Understanding emotions is the window into 'The Why'.

David Brooks’s message to the Boston College Class of 2021 — Wolvereye By David Brooks , The New York Times

We should demand evidence before believing anything. Here are the available facts to date.

Timeline: How the Wuhan lab-leak theory suddenly became credible — Wolvereye By Glenn Kessler , The Washington Post

The decisions we make in any given moment have much to do with the current state of our moods and emotions. If we want to make better decisions over the long term, we need to reduce 'noise' by being conscious of its existence.
https://www.wolvereye.com/news-2/2021/5/24/why-you-shouldnt-buy-bitcoin-when-youre-hungry

Why You Shouldn’t Buy Bitcoin When You’re Hungry — Wolvereye By Jason Zweig , The Wall Street Journal

Perception often doesn't reflect reality. Looking into the differences that exist amongst groups and segments within a population can provide for a renewed perspective.

‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation — Wolvereye By Max Fisher , The New York Times

https://www.wolvereye.com/news-2/2021/5/16/bias-is-a-big-problem-but-so-is-noise

Bias Is a Big Problem. But So Is ‘Noise.’ — Wolvereye By Daniel Kahneman , The New York Times