The Stories You Missed in 2021 (6/6)

So 2021 has come and gone — and there was a lot to talk about and I’ve aimed to summarise some of the fascinating research that came out in 2021.

I’ve already written 5 summaries (see links below) and here is Part 6 with another collection of pieces of research that could have dramatic impacts on your and others lives, or are just plain interesting.

So here’s Part 6, from 6, (Part 1 here / Part 2 here / Part 3 here / Part 4 here / Part 5 here) of what you almost certainly missed in 2021.

Part 6, November-December 2021

Decision-Making

I’ve already reported on a few fascinating pieces of research into decision-making in the other summaries but there were a couple of more interesting pieces came out. One showed that decision-making is better if made within your time according to your chronotype. I have also reported regularly on the impact of chronotypes — chronotypes refer to your preferred clock type. Most commonly split into just the owl (late to bed and late to rise) and the lark (early to bed and early to rise).

Another reported on how your heartbeat affects your decision-making — notably that an elevated heart-rate degrades decision-making circuitry in the words of the researchers! Another one, that I found interesting…