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Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in Berkeley

Consumption of sugary drinks dropped 52 percent among Berkeley’s low-income residents in the three years after the city enacted a penny-per-ounce excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in early 2015, a new study shows. The study, which is the first to document the long-term impacts of a soda tax in the United States, suggests that taxation […]

Published on February 21, 2019

In small groups, people follow high-performing leaders

Researchers have cracked the code on how leaders arise from small groups of people over time. 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 pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With […]

Published on February 21, 2019

Believing in yourself can backfire when investing in equity crowdfunded ventures

Normally, it’s good to believe in yourself. But new research indicates that it can be bad advice for amateurs investing online in unregulated, sometimes risky, equity crowdfunded ventures. 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 […]

Published on February 21, 2019