27 Jan,2023 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
The illusory superiority bias is well known and describes our tendency to over-inflate our own abilities. While this general overconfidence in our abilities may also prompt us to think that we should be doing better than we are, and that perhaps the fact we...
27 Jan,2023 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
During a recent tour of DXC Technology’s Virtual World, the first step was to create the avatar that would represent me in the metaverse. While I gamely attempted to produce an accurate reflection of myself in avatar form, I clearly neglected to pay attention to...
27 Jan,2023 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
There are growing concerns that the animosity that exists between those on the left and right of the political spectrum prevents any meaningful cooperation between parties. Research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill explores how this partisan...
26 Jan,2023 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
While there remains a degree of doubt over the precise validity of the famous marshmallow test, which suggested that children with higher self-control will have much better outcomes in life, the theory remains hugely popular among both academics and the general public...
26 Jan,2023 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
While we so often seem to cherish those who have all of the answers, Columbia Business School’s Christopher Frank, Oded Netzer, and Paul F. Magnone remind us in their latest book Decisions Over Decimals that an inquisitive team is vital in any organization....
26 Jan,2023 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
As society ages, the ability to age as healthily as possible becomes increasingly important. Research from the University of Michigan explores the role our neighborhood can play. The researchers developed an interactive map to allow users to examine how their...
