New research finds that the more compassionate people are, the better able they are to deal with broken promises in the workplace. Specifically, the study suggests that compassion makes employees tougher: more emotionally resilient, higher performing, and less likely to seek new work when they feel their employer has broken a promise to them.

In the wake of the tragic events of October 7, 2023—when Hamas launched a deadly and unprecedented assault on southern Israel—scrutiny has intensified over the historical roots of Gaza’s political trajectory. Against this backdrop, a compelling new study by Professor Elie Podeh of the Hebrew University revisits Israel’s 2005 Gaza Disengagement Plan, challenging the widespread perception that the move was a strictly unilateral one.

A leading large language model displays behaviors that resemble a hallmark of human psychology: cognitive dissonance. In a report published this month in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), researchers found that OpenAI’s GPT-4o appears driven to maintain consistency between its own attitudes and behaviors, much like humans do.

New research from the University of Bath has identified an unexpected side-effect of the imposition of trade tariffs – they focus cash-strapped managers’ minds on efficiency and improve their investment decisions.