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The Influence of Effortful Thought and Cognitive Proficiencies on the Conjunction Fallacy: Implications for Dual-Process Theories of Reasoning and Judgment
"participants higher in numeracy were less likely to make conjunction errors, but this association only emerged when participants engaged in two-sided reasoning, as opposed to one-sided or no reasoning. Confidence was higher for incorrect as opposed to correct judgments, suggesting that participants were unaware of their errors."
This Home Was Built by a 3-D Printer
"the concrete structure only took 24 hours to assemble and includes a bathroom, a living room and a compact functional kitchen."
This Beautiful Carbon-Neutral “Leather” Is Grown From Mushrooms: Your leather jacket could come from plant waste soon.
"while livestock requires massive resources, the mushroom process happens in a closed loop. A pair of leather shoes might produce 33 pounds of carbon dioxide pollution; the mushroom “leather” is carbon neutral. ... 'More than the ethical or ideological issues, its market acceptance will come about because it’s so cheap to create it,' says Ross."