Stephen Shu

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Professor of Practice of Behavioral Economics | Academic Director of MPS AEM and MPS CEMS Programs @Cornell
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Faculty webhttps://dyson.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty/sds77
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Stephen ShuFeb 25, 2024
https://www.psypost.org/rewiring-decision-making-the-promising-path-to-overcoming-cognitive-bias/
Rewiring decision-making: The promising path to overcoming cognitive bias

A study found bias-reduction training improved decision-making in real-world scenarios by 29%. Despite skepticism, the training, which included a computer game, showed promise in reducing confirmation bias among graduate business students.

PsyPost
Stephen ShuFeb 19, 2024
Air Canada Must Honor a Fake Refund Policy Created by Its Chatbot, Court Says https://www.pcmag.com/news/air-canada-must-honor-a-fake-refund-policy-created-by-its-chatbot-court
Stephen ShuDec 3, 2023
Getting close to having a working paper baselined: “Do AI Chatbots Provide an Outside View?”. Still nailing down some of the details on a couple of analyses, co-author feedback, etc.
Stephen ShuOct 1, 2023
Very excited to check out the DIY premium chocolate kit by Home Chocolat, a cool company that I got introduced to as part of the Soft Landings program at Cornell. I think it is very intriguing to be able to craft one’s own premium chocolate, such as for a party. Small indulgences! Seems like would be a great gift idea too, especially for the holidays. Thanks, Liora Omer! https://homechocolat.com
Home Chocolat

DIY homemade chocolate kits. Prepare your own healthy and delicious chocolate. Control the chocolate ingredients and enjoy the home made chocolate experience. Choose you chocolate recipe: milk, white, dark, vegan or sugar-free. Tailor your chocolate to your taste and diet.

homechocolat
Stephen ShuAug 31, 2023
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/30/walmart-generative-ai-app
Walmart will give 50,000 office workers a generative AI app

The company says it wants the new tool will not just to boost productivity but to alleviate boredom.

Axios
Stephen ShuAug 16, 2023
https://venturebeat.com/ai/consulting-giant-mckinsey-unveils-its-own-generative-ai-tool-for-employees-lilli/
Consulting giant McKinsey unveils its own generative AI tool for employees: Lilli

The tool serves up information, insights, data, plans, and even recommends the most applicable internal experts.

VentureBeat
Stephen ShuAug 15, 2023
https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/harvard-research-shows-describing-yourself-this-way-dramatically-improves-how-other-people-see-you-and-how-you-perceive-others.html
Harvard Research Shows Describing Yourself This Way Dramatically Improves How Other People See You (and How You Perceive Others)

How you describe yourself--and how other people describe themselves-- makes a huge difference in how you, and they, are judged.

Inc.
Stephen ShuAug 11, 2023
https://www.ft.com/content/91f2a55b-66b2-4573-af5a-afa0deb16f5f
Behavioural scientists suffer from bias — but so do their critics

Nudge theorists, riding high for the past decade, may have been overselling their wares

Financial Times
Stephen ShuAug 9, 2023

(2/2) …On the reception side, people seemed to comprehend better when “uh”s and “um”s were used because they anticipated more nuanced info to follow.

So while “uh”s and “um”s may serve a greater purpose than Toastmasters might say.

Again, I have not yet checked or verified this research.

Stephen ShuAug 9, 2023

(1/2) Heard something on the radio that I thought was interesting, but I haven’t verified. It had to do with communications and both the social aspects and comprehension aspects of either pausing, or using “uh” or “um” to fill space when speaking.

On the social side, “uh” or “um” seemed to communicate a person had more to say and so the other person should not interrupt. “Uh” communicated a shorter idea was following with “um” communicating a longer idea following…