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AI Thinks Like Us – Flaws and All: New Study Finds ChatGPT Mirrors Human Decision Biases in Half the Tests
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 1, 2025 – Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says … not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of decision-making mistakes as humans in some situations showing biases like overconfidence of hot-hand (gambler’s) fallacy yet acting inhuman in others (e.g., not suffering from base-rate neglect or sunk cost fallacies).

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In 2025, you can’t have an effective democracy without data literacy
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You are swimming in an ocean of data and don’t even realize it. All around you are invisible amounts of data that would be staggering to try to comprehend. Thousands of smartphones and smart devices are talking to, sending and downloading vast amounts of data, video, audio, words, numbers, images, you name it. Everything from the latest movie on Netflix to someone’s radiology results from a cancer screening.

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Shell Shocked: How Small Eateries Are Dealing With Record Egg Prices
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Mom-and-pop businesses are trying to adapt to the soaring cost of eggs. The owners of four egg-centric restaurants across the country show how they are coping with this threat to their livelihoods.

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COVID-19 Vaccines are Being Injected in Canada Now, So When Am I Getting Mine?

COVID-19 Vaccines are Being Injected in Canada Now, So When Am I Getting Mine?

Toronto Star, December 14, 2020

The world has been surrounded by optimism since pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer, announced great news of their positive vaccine results — which seem more reliable as we learn more about it. Finally, some shiver of light in what has been a historically difficult year for so many of us. Countries such as Canada, the United States, U.K., Brazil, and Turkey have already laid out or even started their inoculation process, purchasing millions of doses, while other countries are not that far off.

Health Experts Warn of False Sense of Security as Vaccine Rolls Out

Health Experts Warn of False Sense of Security as Vaccine Rolls Out

KOLD News 13, December 14, 2020

As the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine began rolling out Monday, healthcare experts warn to not allow the vaccine’s arrival to create a false sense of security especially during the holidays. Dr. Sudha Nagalingam, the Medical Director of El Rio’s HIV Infectious Disease Clinic, said Arizona’s recent spike in cases likely tracks back to Thanksgiving when people loosened restrictions and met with family and friends.

How to Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine: Lessons from Amazon and Walmart

How to Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine: Lessons from Amazon and Walmart

Fast Company, December 16, 2020

The initial rollout of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has begun, and vaccines are shipping across the U.S. Demand for COVID-19 vaccines will outpace supply for the foreseeable future. Yet experts have warned that a substantial proportion of these highly perishable vaccines could go to waste if they are not being used before they expire.

What the Dippin' Dots 'Cold Chain' Can Teach Us About COVID-19 Vaccines

What the Dippin' Dots 'Cold Chain' Can Teach Us About COVID-19 Vaccines

Popular Science, December 15, 2020

Countless people across the country are desperate to get their hands on the coronavirus vaccine. But the same could be said for another icy treat with some surprising similarities: Dippin’ Dots. Invented by a microbiologist in 1988, Dippin’ Dots’ self-proclaimed “Ice Cream of the Future” maintains its characteristic beaded form only if stored at -49 degrees Fahrenheit. Slipping even a few degrees in the wrong direction can jeopardize the quality of a batch.

These Vaccine Stocks Must Pull Off 'Mind-Boggling' Distribution Feat

These Vaccine Stocks Must Pull Off 'Mind-Boggling' Distribution Feat

Investor's Business Daily, December 16, 2020

When the first doses of Pfizer's (PFE) coronavirus vaccine were packed with dry ice in Michigan and shipped across the U.S. this weekend, it set into motion a sprawling distribution infrastructure that will face its biggest test in modern history — and highlighted some surprising vaccine stock plays.

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