Award-winning research from Darden is showing online retailers when customers will trust computer-generated product suggestions, and when the algorithm is a waste of the company’s money.
Also in this roundup: A website deems UVA degrees tops in Virginia, a music professor wins a Guggenheim, a palliative care group recognizes a nursing professor’s personal-but-public journey, and more.
People rely too heavily on anecdotal evidence when looking at complex problems. Author and UVA scientist James Zimring says the solution to better understanding lies in understanding fractions.
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