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Pump Up The Bass, Feel Like A Boss
NPR: Jump-up songs make us feel capable and powerful. Athletes know that intuitively — batters swagger out to raucous walk-up songs, stars like Serena Williams and Lebron James warm up with headphones on (except when
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Why Nice Entrepreneurs Finish First
Inc.: Wharton professor and author of bestseller Give and Take Adam Grant talks with Inc.‘s Eric Schurenberg about the latest research on giving, taking, success, networking, and more. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying the warm glow of altruism
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Facebook’s new friends: Researchers studying you
USA TODAY: Whether or not Big Brother is watching your every move, data scientists certainly are. The lure of billions of individuals of all ages on social media means the eyes of research are more
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Actually, Some Material Goods Can Make You Happy
The Atlantic: It’s been the refrain of behavioral economists and, in my case at least, my wise husband for years: Spend your money on experiences, not things. A vacation or a meal with friends will enrich
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Are You in Love or Lust? The Secret Lies Within Your Eyes.
Big Think: Burt Bacharach was right; the look of love is in your eyes. A new study validates all the avuncular advice you were given about love and lust, specifically how the way someone looks at you
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Turning Dogs Into Green-Eyed Monsters
Forbes: Do animals feel jealousy? Charles Darwin thought so. In The Descent of Man, he wrote that a dog will become jealous “of his master’s affection, if lavished on any other creature.” But, since then, scientists
