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Channelling Superman
The Economist: WHEN Dong Nguyen, a Vietnamese software whizz, pulled his frustratingly enjoyable game “Flappy Bird” from mobile app stores last Sunday, it left both players and industry insiders scratching their heads. Flappy Bird had
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Are you Superman or Voldemort? Avatars may affect the real you
CNET: Video games have long provided a safe way for players to try out different personalities. In the land of pixels and pretend, we can try out the role of lithe, attractive do-gooder elf or
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Study: pretending to be Voldemort could increase your villainous behaviour
Wired: Pretending to be Voldemort makes you more dastardly, whereas pretending to be Superman makes you more good natured — at least, that’s according to new research published in Psychological Science, which claims the way
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How Gossip Serves a Greater Good
Pacific Standard: Halfway through the 1800s, someone named Cecil B. Hartley wrote a guide titled The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness, which offers instruction on everything from conversation to dress to table
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Rischio cardiovascolare se nella coppia non c’è sostegno morale (Cardiovascular risk in the pair if there is no moral support)
La Stampa: Nelle coppie di fatto spesso si litiga, non c’è solidarietà. Questa solidarietà, che dovrebbe essere reciproca, spesso però viene a mancare. In molti casi la mancanza di sostegno avviene da parte sia di
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Study: Gossip can be good for society
WTOP: Mean girls, look out! Gossip can be used for good. A study conducted recently at Stanford University looked at the dynamics of people working within a group, and how problems occur when the classic