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Truth-Seeking In The Age Of Speculation
NPR: The marvel-filled Information Age is also turning out to be the muddled-up Epoch of Conjecture. The Era of Error. Seemingly, we know everything. What is not in Wikipedia can be found through Google. And
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A Quest to Understand What Makes Things Funny
The New Yorker: What would happen if Communism were introduced to Saudi Arabia? Nothing—at first. But soon there’d be a shortage of sand. This—one of many political jokes circulating inside the Soviet Union during the
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What are you laughing at? New book explores what we find funny
CBS News: According to “The Humor Code” co-author and University of Colorado professor Peter McGraw, at the core of humor is one simple formula. “CBS This Morning” contributor Jamie Wax spoke with McGraw and his
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Enjoy Life More: Use Facebook Less
Pacific Standard: Feeling down? New research from Austria points to a drug-free, no-cost treatment that may very well help: Stop spending so much time on Facebook. In a recently published study, psychologists Christina Sagioglou and
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We complain about being ‘too busy’ — but secretly we like it
TODAY: We are SO slammed, SO crazed, SO swamped—just so, SO BUSY. Things we are now too busy for include but are not limited to: Any workout lasting longer than 20 minutes, non-speed-reading, making regular
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Why Women Don’t Ask For More Money
NPR: When Emily Amanatullah was a graduate student studying management, she couldn’t help noticing that a lot of the classic advice in the field was aimed more at men than women. Negotiation tactics in particular