http://matarui.org/new-index-1 daily 0.75 2022-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660249071106-3CGOBB5PVSPED3VPK00N/unsplash-image-g30P1zcOzXo.jpg home http://matarui.org/courses daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660257459221-HWGW4FHNIWSXGD2L1FWA/image.jpeg courses - Evidence-based Decision Making The behavioral sciences, such as psychology and economics, have developed a number of concepts and techniques - a methodological toolbox - designed to transform data into evidence. This course aims to unpack some of these tools and showcase how they can be used in practice to help us make better, informed decisions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660257459221-HWGW4FHNIWSXGD2L1FWA/image.jpeg courses - Evidence-based Decision Making The behavioral sciences, such as psychology and economics, have developed a number of concepts and techniques - a methodological toolbox - designed to transform data into evidence. This course aims to unpack some of these tools and showcase how they can be used in practice to help us make better, informed decisions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660257990214-1JCQVEHK7GZBCSP3HXS6/image.jpeg courses - Data Analytics for Psychology and Business Data is everywhere and is being used to answer many questions concerning our wealth, health, and productivity. The aim of this seminar is to enable students to thoughtfully and actively use data science to help answer meaningful questions in a wide variety of domains. The course consists of introductory sessions on data science techniques, the application of these techniques in a group project over the course of the semester, and discussion with experts in a meet-the-expert event to learn about opportunities and challenges of data analytics in psychology and business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660256328409-BVRYNC4CNJ9L3B5ULL7T/Screenshot+2022-08-12+at+00.18.44.png courses - History of Psychology The course “History of Psychology” gives an overview of the origins of psychology by mapping the development of different schools and approaches to understanding human mental life and behavior from the 19th century to the present day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660257830890-BGK4GOYF0GZGE8ZWRYHE/image.jpeg courses - Cognitive Psychology This course provides an introduction to cognitive psychology. Specifically, it aims to help students learn about central theories, models, and methods in the psychological sciences, learn about examples of applications of psychological science to real-world contexts, and reflect about the need for pluralistic explanations of human behavior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660312711239-I85AYVLBQID1CUUUN4RE/siora-photography-hgFY1mZY-Y0-unsplash.jpg courses - How to write a BSc thesis! Students writing their bachelor thesis with the Center for Cognitive and Decision Sciences are encouraged to write a research synthesis. This course aims to familiarise students with the resources needed to write a BSc thesis consisting of a research synthesis (e.g., rapid review, scoping review, systematic review, systematic review and meta-analysis). http://matarui.org/projects daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660298606096-48HFU7895MG90C8RWRME/Screenshot+2022-08-12+at+12.03.15.png projects - SDG Hackathon We partnered with CorrelAid Switzerland to host a hackathon to explore Swiss research related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants analysed publicly available grant data from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), including titles, keywords, abstracts, and disciplines of individual grants, along with basic demographics of grant recipients. They then developed data visualisations to illuminate various aspects of research on SDGs in Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660298606096-48HFU7895MG90C8RWRME/Screenshot+2022-08-12+at+12.03.15.png projects - SDG Hackathon We partnered with CorrelAid Switzerland to host a hackathon to explore Swiss research related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants analysed publicly available grant data from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), including titles, keywords, abstracts, and disciplines of individual grants, along with basic demographics of grant recipients. They then developed data visualisations to illuminate various aspects of research on SDGs in Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660259003134-5MKTP391N9CF1B9CB6IY/image.png projects - Gender Diversity @ Unibas Monitoring of diversity is an important first step towards reducing inequalities in access to scientific innovation and research. We contribute to monitoring of author diversity in research outputs at the University of Basel by conducting an analysis of gender distribution in scientific publications. We categorized authors’ gender based on authors’ first names and visualized temporal trends between 2000 and 2020 in gender distribution for all faculties of the University of Basel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660259123009-1NXLT8DTOV685J2JNPBS/image.png projects - Mapping research on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) @ Unibas We used text-mining techniques with existing search queries to identify University of Basel’s research output related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660259305467-ZIJQOW6ZS9YQH81TVL7A/a1.png projects - Disparities in ERC success rates The European Research Council is a crucial source of funding for European science. Its funding instruments are highly competitive and the average success rate is only about 12%. Crucially, an analysis of country differences suggests large disparities associated with long-standing differences in investment in research and innovation between countries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660298826892-UCS0AM7QSEFJ4RRYWRUI/image.png projects - WiDS Basel We co-organized the Woman in Data Science Conference Basel. Keynotes, lightning talks, and panel discussions included leaders and researchers from the University of Basel, Google, NZZ Mediengruppe and more. All genders were invited to participate in the conference, which featured exclusively female speakers and mentors from industry and academia doing outstanding work in Data Science. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660299023079-7AGPC2YHO3LRCQM1DBQ5/EntscheideDich_Aug2021.png projects - ENTSCHEIDE DICH! Wieso entscheiden wir so und nicht anders? Sind es äussere Umstände? Oder ist es eine grosse innere Not, die uns fast an den Rand der Verzweiflung bringt? Ist es eine Frage der Optionen? Haben wir die freie Wahl oder sind wir fremdbestimmte Wesen? Was bewegt uns, den Sprung ins kalte Wasser zu wagen, ohne zu wissen, welche Konsequenzen auf uns zukommen? Äussere oder innere, leise oder laute Stimmen führen oft zu radikalen Wendungen in einzelnen Leben. So auch bei unseren geladenen Gästen mit ihren persönlichen Lebens- und Entscheidungsgeschichten. Lass dich beim Zuhören inspirieren und irritieren… und Fragen stellen darf man auch. Podium, Theater Süd, Dienstag, 10. August 2021, 19:30 - 21:30, Gäste: Prof. Dr. Rui Mata, Fakultät für Psychologie Uni Basel, Liv Markus', Musikerin und Künstlerin. Saskia Haas, Klimaaktivistin, Natalie Hamela, Fachspezialistin, Alzheimer Bern, Patrick Eberle, Lebenskünstler und auf Wanderschaft, Leitung: Marlies Meier. http://matarui.org/papers daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660318864872-9ZXHIH8OXRNEAVBYJ9XG/scienceadvances.png papers - on the semantic representation of risk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660318864872-9ZXHIH8OXRNEAVBYJ9XG/scienceadvances.png papers - on the semantic representation of risk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660318884120-YC9U6IEJ2AO344GP2BAJ/jpsp.png papers - identifying robust correlates of risk preference: a systematic approach using specification curve analysis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660318874535-DOKONQZOOEUNI0Z2NP3Q/jep.png papers - risk preference: a view from psychology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660318893795-CHAU1QA9FKYNPA0Z3WO3/tics.png papers - new perspectives on the aging lexicon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660319389117-1G8L1167WI24EP21ZEC2/Screenshot+2022-08-12+at+17.49.42.png papers - risk preferences shares the psychometric structure of major psychological traits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660319039710-BI1ZOL38LTG9VP9DLRG4/Screenshot+2022-08-12+at+17.43.54.png papers - propensity for risk taking across the life span and around the globe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660319289631-IG3EC9SXQ6G34F57XT8E/Screenshot+2022-08-12+at+17.47.54.png papers - age differences in risky choice: a meta-analysis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660319922977-8ZINQXFU2DCFUEKP7NTB/Screenshot+2022-08-12+at+17.58.31.png papers - the aging decision maker: cognitive aging and the adaptive selection of decision strategies http://matarui.org/bio daily 0.75 2022-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660249047947-WTLTYN8A1JNR5F3OCND8/unsplash-image-f6qs2DxyCN8.jpg bio http://matarui.org/research daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660248986653-32IO236KS5RI9WNUW0SX/unsplash-image-oZuBNC-6E2s.jpg research http://matarui.org/teaching daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660257687175-O5Z977Z66ZTEZ2ZH3RJU/unsplash-image-GDumtPpJsT4.jpg teaching http://matarui.org/outreach daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1660259630310-PE5V823TCFTJLJOA91J4/unsplash-image-fb7yNPbT0l8.jpg outreach http://matarui.org/risk daily 1.0 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56505e24e4b02801668fa3c4/1b9bd824-4e53-49c4-ad1a-04dbcc594e66/risk.gif risk - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://matarui.org/safe daily 0.75 2025-07-14