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Are jury awards in civil cases really unpredictable? New research suggests jurors can be guided towards fair & consistent awards. Read more about the study & its implications for lawyers here: https://yourtrialmessage.com/trust-but-guide-your-jurors-on-damages/ Cornell University Psychology Department College of Human Ecology at Cornell Association for Psychological Science

Trust (but Guide) Your Jurors on Damages - Your Trial Message By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: How many times have you heard that a jury — especially a jury that is deliberating about damages in a civil case — is about as predictable as the lottery? The broad perception is that as jurors arrive at figures in the deliberation room, they’re essentially throwing dart...

Forget perfect choices! Aiming for "good enough" decisions by getting the "gist" leads to less stress and more happiness. Read WaPo article -https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/05/03/happiness-choices-good-enough-decisions/ College of Human Ecology at Cornell Cornell University Psychology Department

Social media: Why sharing interferes with telling true from false https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg8333 #.ZAka8_tUVNk.twitter College of Human Ecology at Cornell Cornell University Psychology Department Association for Psychological Science Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS) APA Division 3: Society for Experimental Psychology & Cognitive Science Society For Medical Decision Making - SMDM Cornell University

Social media: Why sharing interferes with telling true from false Sharing on social media decreases true-false discrimination but focusing on accuracy helps people recognize what they already know. Process-oriented research offers hope in combatting misinformation.

Using gist to overhaul public health messaging -https://vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/us-covid-prepared-next-pandemic
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College of Human Ecology at Cornell

Can America Learn This Pandemic’s Lessons Before the Next One Hits? Three years of COVID have made it all too clear how clumsy communication, poor coordination, and rampant political division can harm public health. As new threats rise owing to climate change and the spread of risky biotech, experts say action is needed now to stop the next outbreak from becoming ev...