Voting with the heart: Emotion trumps reason at the ballot box

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Many experiments and computer models have suggested that voters tend to make emotional decisions while choosing their leaders, which they rationalize afterward. Political scientist Charles Taber of Stony Brook University and his colleagues have developed a computer model dubbed John Q. Public to simulate political opinions of voters on current events.

Psychological aspects, Models, Voting, Voting research

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Not tonight, dear, I have to reboot

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David Levy, the artificial-intelligence researcher presents his view on the prospect of marriage between a human and a robot. He says that a robot can be a very good spouse to a lonely and sad individual, providing all the required love and affection.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Public affairs, Computer Scientists, Social aspects, Evaluation, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Technology and civilization, Technology and society, Human beings, Marriage, Humans, Robots, Man, Robot, Levy, David (researcher)

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Warming to law

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The U.S. Supreme Court's regulation on greenhouse emissions from automobiles and power plants is debated.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Automobiles, Automobile Manufacturing, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental aspects, Greenhouse gases, Emissions (Pollution)

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