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#riskaverse — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. [en] How risk-averse are you?

    "Researchers found people who are socially rich, with strong social support but whose family had less money, and those who are #economically rich, having more money but less #social support, take similar levels of #risk but activate different parts of their brains."

    "The participants took part in a computerized risk-taking game while undergoing #fMRI #brain scans. In the game, they pumped virtual balloons to earn money, 5 cents per pump. At any point, they could choose to cash out. ..."

    news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/

    #riskaverse #humanecology #cornell #research #study