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Author: Jeff Stibel, Special to USA TODAY

Money

The future of ‘brain chip’ technology: Balancing whether we can with whether we should

September 10, 2020Jeff Stibel, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on The future of ‘brain chip’ technology: Balancing whether we can with whether we should

Entrepreneur and brain scientist Jeff Stibel believes brain computer interfaces will do more good than harm. Here’s why he’s giving the tech to Tufts.

Money

This is why liars can outsmart your brain

September 11, 2019Jeff Stibel, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on This is why liars can outsmart your brain

Separating truth from lies is mentally taxing. The implications are massive an era of #fakenews, aggressive marketing and general untruthfulness.

Money

Your brain on gambling: Why we keep betting even when the chips are down

June 10, 2019Jeff Stibel, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on Your brain on gambling: Why we keep betting even when the chips are down

Whether it’s Powerball, Mega Millions, a roulette wheel or slot machine the Monte Carlo fallacy trips our brains into thinking we could be a winner.

Tech

Pessimists: The world is better than you think. Your brain makes you think otherwise

October 23, 2018Jeff Stibel, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on Pessimists: The world is better than you think. Your brain makes you think otherwise

We are pessimistic because our brains have a quirk called “availability bias.” When we see something negative it keeps us from putting it in context.

Headlines

‘Never seen anything like this’: Idalia deluge still wreaking havoc in Southeast. Live updates

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023John Bacon, Douglas Soule and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY

A State Department office is giving young people a voice. Abby Finkenauer is leading the effort

August 31, 2023Rachel Looker, USA TODAY

Far-right candidate seduces Argentine electorate

August 31, 2023AP

Hundreds join Nepal gay pride rally

August 31, 2023AP

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Dog repeatedly escapes Michigan shelter, sneaks into nursing home, is adopted by residents

August 31, 2023John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

Kia recalls nearly 320,000 cars because the trunk may not open from the inside

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
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