Decision-making

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Sciences & Technology

Sports coaches make these seven kinds of decisions

Understanding the seven decision types sports coaches make – with their strengths and pitfalls – can help us all make better choices

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Business & Economics

Encouraging responsible sourcing in our supply chains

We may all want our products to be sourced responsibly but mathematical modelling suggests firms need low-cost ways to signal their credentials, and more of us taking notice

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Environment

Water management worldwide is failing, it’s time for a new approach

Climate extremes are not going away during the pandemic, testing water management to its limits. We need robust inter-disciplinary solutions from climate and social scientists, engineers and lawyers

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Health & Medicine

Anticipating our emotions

New research on brain activity suggests that we can prepare ourselves for those situations in which we know we’ll need to control our emotions

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Environment

Water management? Yes, it’s personal

A new survey of water-planning experts shows they have vastly differing risk perceptions, which may reduce the chance of innovative practices being implemented

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Education

How to keep your head during COVID-19

When there’s a crisis the first impulse can be fear and panic. But the COVID-19 pandemic demands clear thought, here is one way to adapt your thinking

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Business & Economics

Why do we say things we later regret?

Experiments show that when we are stressed, exercising or otherwise aroused, we are more prone to say things we shouldn’t. So, to keep a secret, try to stay calm

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Politics & Society

How do you judge tough military decisions?

New research investigates the role of hindsight in difficult military decisions and how the outcome of that decision can bias our judgement of whether it was proportionate or even legal

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Health & Medicine

Unlocking the secret to changing our minds

New research tracks the neural patterns that allow us to change our minds. Understanding this could open up the possibility of more advanced artificial intelligence

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Business & Economics

Care for our financial health

Many Australians stress over their finances, but just like a health problem, the answer is better education, financial health checks, and counselling for those that need it