Society’s Role in Covid’s Spread

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How Poverty Makes Workers Less Productive

As Washington debates sending checks to Americans and increasing the minimum wage, a new study offers evidence for how such policies could help eliminate poverty. Obviously, giving more money to people without much money helps them with money problems. But the study adds to a growing body of research that says that More

Under the Cortex: Primatology and Psychology, Shedding Light on Culture and Behavior

Frans de Waal explores the connection between primatology and psychology and how they intersect on issues of culture and behavior. More

A Smile at a Wedding and a Cheer at a Soccer Game Are Alike the World Over

In the 19th century, French clinician Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne posited that humans universally use their facial muscles to make at least 60 discrete expressions, each reflecting one of 60 specific emotions. Charles Darwin, who greeted that number with some skepticism, was invested in exploring the universality of facial expressions as evidence More

What can Different Cultures Teach Us About Boredom?

… In her book How Emotions Are Made, professor of psychology at Northeastern University Lisa Feldman Barrett‎ explains that emotions are not universal – there is no one experience of fear or happiness or anger that everyone shares. Instead, emotions are shaped by our cultural and social background, and sometimes the More

What Other Cultures Can Teach Us About Forgiveness

There is a simple step we can all take that could reduce our stress levels, our risk of heart disease and mental illness. It can prevent cognitive decline in later life, help you live longer, earn more money and be happier. While it is no substitute for a healthy diet and regular exercise, it costs nothing and More