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Zajonc (1980) argues persuasively that automatic, emotional reactions have an orienting effect that provides directional support for subsequent information processing and judgment.
The Behavioral Investor
Daniel Crosby
Transformers were essential for the emergence of AC as the standard choice of the new electric networks. DC was a logical choice for the earliest isolated minigrids serving sections of cities, and there were some undeniable concerns about the safety of high-voltage AC (HVAC).
Energy and Civilization
Vaclav Smil
The facts we see under the guidance of our science and reason may not be the true, objective facts. And since that’s the case, we need to learn how to selectively ignore them. We should see how things change as they develop, and we shouldn’t write off the future through technological determinism and mechanical materialism.”
The Dark Forest
Cixin Liu
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