Trust

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Selfie-posting scientists more trusted: Study

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, states that scientists usually get respect but people lack trust in them.

11 May 2019 3:18 PM

The 15-year-old technology company has been a darling of California’s Silicon Valley, making stars out of its founder, chief executive and chairman Mark Zuckerberg, and Sandberg.

Facebook must earn back trust

The social media platform is investing billions of dollars a year to improve the security of its network.

27 Jan 2019 11:40 AM

Facebook was buffeted by revelations that UK consultancy Cambridge Analytica had improperly acquired data on millions of its US users to target election advertising.

Facebook must earn back trust: Operation Chief

The social media platform is investing billions of dollars a year to improve the security of its network

24 Jan 2019 10:16 AM

They found the more competitive version of the game gave rise to more pro-social behaviour (Photo: AFP)

Competition among co-workers leads to more trust between them

The game sees participants make a choice between making a financial contribution to a collective pool or keep their money for themselves.

23 Sep 2018 9:04 PM

They also discovered that different regions of the brain are activated to analyse whether to believe what's being said by "in-group" and "out-group" members. (Photo: Pixabay)

We trust people with similar accents, says study

Research found trust-related decisions about accented speakers are more difficult due to our underlying bias for members of our own group.

19 Sep 2018 8:29 AM

Here's the secret ingredient to get that first date

You may get right swiped, but your humour will land you your first date.

26 Apr 2018 3:20 PM

When a dog does it to a human they trust, it can then be alarming if that human invades their space and touches their soft, exposed belly

Dogs don't like belly rubs, they only tolerate because humans like it

When a dog rolls over, it is an expression of trust but one which dogs evolved to show one another.

06 Apr 2018 4:52 PM

Lawmakers in many countries may be focused on Cambridge Analytica's alleged improper use of Facebook data.

Facebook's history with privacy: Promises and only promises

Facebook’s most notable missteps and promises around privacy.

31 Mar 2018 9:49 AM

Most of the books on offer are in English and Arabic.

Dubai gets its first-ever 24x7 'trust' bookshop with no staff

The bookshop, named Book Hero, is running a mini pop-up stand at Marina Walk in Dubai Marina through May.

27 Mar 2018 9:06 AM

Strangers are distrusted even when they only minimally resemble someone previously associated with immoral behaviour. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why we trust some strangers and not others

This shows our brains deploy a learning mechanism in which moral information encoded from past experiences.

30 Jan 2018 7:08 PM

Vaccine attitude rises and falls with ideology: study

A person's ideology directly impacts who they trust.

28 Jan 2018 8:30 AM

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