A new study from The University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University has found evidence of what's long been suspected—that men are more likely to be risk-takers than women. The research ...

Explore the differences between moral and morale hazards, and their impact on insurance behavior and policy design.

Human behavior is a tapestry woven from culture, environment, and biology. Among the most intriguing aspects of this tapestry is risk-taking—those bold, sometimes reckless decisions that can lead to ...

Adolescents who use social media such as Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok every day are more likely to engage in risky behavior, according to a new study. Children as young as 10 are at greater ...

A study found that chimpanzees tend to take more physical risks as infants and young animals rather than as adolescents, like humans. The researchers hypothesize that the level of care humans provide ...

Guest post written by Michelle Ramos, PhD. Adolescent behavior problems are often classified as either internalizing or externalizing behaviors. Internalizing behaviors include things like anxiety, ...

Lauren Leffer: The link between our genes and our selves is complicated. We know the DNA coded in our cells is part of what makes each of us who we are. Tulika Bose: But genes aren’t the whole story ...

In the largest trial of its kind, scientists discovered that boosting testosterone did not affect men’s choices in trust, risk, or fairness games, undermining years of smaller, attention-grabbing ...