Go On — When The Streetlights
: Researchers at PMC argue this effect causes regulators to focus on easy-to-track data while ignoring harder-to-reach, more significant risks. 🚲 Nostalgia & Childhood
In social science and economics, the "streetlight effect" describes a common observational bias where people only look for answers where it is easiest to look. When the Streetlights Go On
: Urban trees show far less insect damage than rural ones, which sounds positive but actually signals a starving ecosystem. : Researchers at PMC argue this effect causes