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Having a bad day? Try washing your hands
WTOP: WASHINGTON — Washing your hands, taking a shower or even imagining cleaning up can clear away a sense of immorality, feeling unlucky or having doubts. Researchers at the University of Michigan reached this conclusion
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You Can Wash Away Your Troubles, With Soap
“Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain,” goes the song. Is there such a thing as soap and water for the psyche? Yes: Metaphor is that powerful, say Spike W.S. Lee and Norbert Schwarz
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Imagining the Downside of Immortality
The New York Times: IMAGINE nobody dies. All of a sudden, whether through divine intervention or an elixir slipped into the water supply, death is banished. Life goes on and on; all of us are
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Inside the Mind of a Creationist
Huffington Post: Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry is ambivalent about the “theory” of evolution. He says it’s just one theory that’s out there, on equal footing with creationism. He’s proud of the fact
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Study links willingness to cheat, viewpoint on God
Los Angeles Times: A new study on the link between one’s view of God and willingness to cheat on a test is the latest example of social scientists wading into the highly charged field of
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Say a little prayer to control anger
MSNBC: Furious about an unkind comment? Angry about a social snub? Say a prayer, even if you’re not religious. New research from American and Dutch scientists shows praying can help ease anger, lower aggression and
