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Mwahahaha…
The Economist: FROM James Moriarty to Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the idea of the evil genius has been a staple of storytelling. But is it true? Or, to put the matter less starkly, is there a
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Show Me the Numbers: Precision as a Cue to Others’ Confidence Alexandra Jerez-Fernandez, Ashley N. Angulo, and Daniel M. Oppenheimer The authors investigated a newly identified indicator
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The Mechanics of Moral Judgments
If you realize you never received an invitation to your friend’s housewarming party, you might wonder — accidental omission or purposeful slight? If you turn on the news and discover that an explosion close to
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In Life and Business, Learning to Be Ethical
The New York Times: LOTS of New Year’s resolutions are being made — and no doubt ignored — at this time of year. But there’s one that’s probably not even on many lists and should
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The Case of the Evil Genius
The Huffington Post: Professor James Moriarty had only a brief literary career, but his persona looms much larger than his deeds. Criminal mastermind and archenemy of Sherlock Holmes, the professor is remembered today as the
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How Thoughts of Money Lead Us Astray
The Wall Street Journal: The New Year makes many of us think about time passing, and research shows that such thoughts often spur us to act more ethically. If we were to brood instead about