November 21, Vienna – In a new study published on 31 October 2022 in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, scientists from Vienna-based Central European University have found that babies as young as 14 months old can consider several alternatives on their own if they have been shown an object that is not clearly recognizable and leaves several interpretations open.
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November 21, 2022
November 17, 2022
Vienna, November 17, 2002 – An article published in the Journal of Social Epistemology entitled “Institutions of Epistemic Vigilance: The Case of the Newspaper Press” authored by Central European University researchers...
September 17, 2022
Vienna, September 16, 2022 – Researchers of a recent paper published by Nature Food - “Machine learning can guide food security efforts when primary data are not available” - suggest a method which they claim will allow decision-makers to make more timely and informed decisions on policies and programs oriented towards the fight against hunger.
The Hungarian Hubris Syndrome – Study Reveals Personality-Change in Speech Patterns of Hungarian MPs
September 13, 2022
Vienna, September 13, 2022 – Hubris syndrome, a personality disorder standing for successful political leaders being spoiled by their sustained experience of excessive power, received spotlight with the rise of populism. Marks of the syndrome can be traced in particular speech features, which researchers use as linguistic biomarkers of the syndrome.