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Luxe wheels don’t roll humdrum worries away
New York Post: Taking the wheel of a new Mercedes-Benz or BMW might be love at first touch, but the pleasure won’t last long enough to make you happy. A new study of motorists in
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Does the guy with the Porsche really get the most dates?
Orlando Sentinel: Everyone assumes the racier the car, the racier the hormones. Now, researchers at the University of Minnesota have brought scientific precision to that age-old observation. To wit: Sexual signaling really works — but
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Baboon Study Shows Benefits for Nice Guys, Who Finish 2nd
The New York Times: At last, good news for the beta male. From the wild to Wall Street, as everyone knows, the alpha male runs the show, enjoying power over other males and, as a
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Money, mimicry send up warning signals: study
Victoria Times Colonist: What is a little money between friends? According to new research, at the very least, it’s not going to stimulate bonding. Researchers have long known that mimicry strengthens social bonding between strangers.
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Income inequality increases unhappiness, researchers say
Staunton News Leader: As high earners earn more, and lower or modest-income people earn less or see their incomes sit flat, the losers in the equation increasingly feel less happy and more inclined to believe
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Income Inequality Costing Americans Their Happiness
LiveScience: Americans are happier in times when the gap between rich and poor is smaller, a new study finds. The reason, according to research to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological
