Whether gathering berries, hunting, or fishing, humans searching for food make decisions not only based on personal ...

Abigail Morris first visited the Peruvian Amazon when she was 6 years old. Now, as a Ph.D. candidate in the Animal Behavior ...

Data gives you clarity, but it doesn’t give you wisdom. Intuition gives you speed, but it doesn’t always give you accuracy.

Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

We’re all guilty of putting off that big decision because our brains can’t stop focusing on potential negative outcomes.

A new study reveals that people are far more emotionally affected by anticipating negative future outcomes than by imagining ...

The doctoral candidate at Duke University is employing new whale-tagging technology to reveal highly detailed information about pilot whale hunting habits, answering old questions about the specifics ...

Decision theory is a cornerstone of economic analysis, providing a framework for understanding how individuals and institutions make choices under conditions of uncertainty and risk. At its core, the ...

When it comes to business, your decisions matter. But it's important to recognize whether your choices are based on intuition or emotions.

Yet one of the most revealing tests of decision-making I've observed doesn't occur in boardrooms or during market downturns—it happens during divorce. Divorce is not merely a personal event. For ...