Month: November 2022

Fauci: US Still in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Making the Sunday rounds, Dr. Anthony Fauci made several television appearances warning that the United States is “certainly” still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and that House Republicans should “keep the politics out of” investigations into the virus’ origins. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a […]

Published on November 27, 2022

White House’s Dr. Jha: China’s Zero COVID ‘Not Realistic’

Amid massive unrest due to more COVID lockdowns in China, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha calls “zero COVID” a failed policy. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in […]

Published on November 27, 2022

Goals, usefulness and abstraction in value-based choice

When Pablo Escobar burned two million dollars to keep his daughter warm, it reminded us that circumstances can drastically alter our goals and values. Just like how the brain adapts to changing goals through computational and biological principles, we must be flexible in our decision-making. Studies in neuroeconomics have often focused on the reward aspect […]

Published on November 27, 2022