California Chosen as Home for Computing Institute


The foundation’s $60 million grant to establish the center, to be called the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at U.C. Berkeley, underscores the growing influence of computer science on the physical and social sciences. An interdisciplinary array of scientists will explore the mathematical foundations of computer science and attack problems in fields as diverse as health care, astrophysics, genetics and economics.

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Dylan Ratigan: Leonard Milodinov


Theoretical physicist Leonard Milodinov explains how subliminal messages can alter a person’s behavior – take for example how viewers who tuned into the 1960s presidential debate on television felt the young and attractive John F. Kennedy won the contest, while those who listened to the radio thought Richard Nixon prevailed.

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Psychology Of Fraud: Why Good People Do Bad Things


This very basic question — what causes unethical behavior? — has been getting a fair amount of attention from researchers recently, particularly those interested in how our brains process information when we make decisions.

And what these these researchers have concluded is that most of us are capable of behaving in profoundly unethical ways. And not only are we capable of it — without realizing it, we do it all the time.

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