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Explain This: The Illusion Of Political Understanding
NPR: Should the United States impose unilateral sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program? Should we raise the retirement age for Social Security? Should we institute a national flat tax? How about implementing merit-based pay
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Fierce beliefs: built on ignorance
The Boston Globe: Do you have a strong opinion about Obamacare? Great. Now, please explain how it works. If that question gives you pause, it might also serve a purpose: A new study suggests that
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Weight Gain Tied To Personality Changes, Impulsivity: Study
The Huffington Post: Your weight may be linked with your personality, according to a new study published in the journal Psychological Science. Researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine and the National Institutes
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Weight Gain May Change Personality
LiveScience: After gaining a significant amount of weight, people may grow more self-conscious about their choices, while at the same time being weaker in the face of temptation, a new study finds. Researchers already
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Weight Gain Linked With Personality Trait Changes
People who gain weight are more likely to give in to temptations but also are more thoughtful about their actions, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for
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Depressive Thinking Can Be Contagious
TIME: We don’t think of emotional states as passing from one person to another, but a new study suggests some depressive thoughts can go viral. Researchers studying a group of college students found that certain
