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Better-looking defendants have a way with jurors, according to a study by Cornell University. It found that unattractive suspects are 22 percent more likely to be convicted -- in minor cases with ambiguous evidence.

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It's time for another installment in our occasional series Wild Sounds — short stories that take you to remote parts of the world the hear the sounds of rare animals.

Today we're going to hear the plainfin midshipman fish. Biologist Andy Bass of Cornell University explains what makes the midshipman hum.

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Wishful bettors, those who make overly optimistic investments, will ultimately harm themselves financially, but they can harm entire markets as well, new research shows.

In the paper, "Contagion of Wishful Thinking in Markets," researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University demonstrate how wishful betting can contaminate beliefs throughout markets, as other market [...]