cognition
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Artificial intelligence
Machine learning can improve accuracy but also increase workload
Research finds machine learning improved the accuracy of decision-making, but also resulted in extra cognitive effort being required by the…
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Brain power
Adaptability the key skill for the future of work
Research identifies four essential adaptive skills that employees must possess: cognition, motivation, action, and connection.
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Brain power
How power influences our cognitive performance
Researchers hypothesize that having power improves executive function, which is what we use to regulate our thoughts and behaviors.
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Brain power
Should the brightest talent coalesce in ‘cognitive hubs’?
A new study argues that workers operating in highly complex and cognitive roles work best when they’re clustered together.
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Opinion
Simple thinking in a complex world is a recipe for disaster
Humans have limited ability to understand complexity, but there are serious dangers if we oversimplify things too much.
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Brain power
Are brains Bayesian?
Bayes' theorem is a method for calculating the validity of beliefs based on the best available evidence. Some scientists propose…
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Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is no longer a sci-fi buzzword – it’s being adopted by businesses
In what is being called the start of the cognitive era for computing, IBM’s new Watson computer program is able…
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In the news
World’s first true “smart drug” enhances cognition
Modafinil (also sold as Provigil) may be the world’s first true smart drug, according to a new systematic review. As…