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Power Helps You Live the Good Life by Bringing You Closer to Your True Self
How does being in a position of power at work, with friends, or in a romantic relationship influence well-being? While we might like to believe the stereotype that power leads to unhappiness or loneliness, new
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Contemplation: A Healthy State of Mind
The Huffington Post: Most dietitians will tell us that the first step in achieving a healthy body weight is buying a good bathroom scale. The second is using it, regularly. Knowing our weight keeps us
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Bad news, economic data may lead to high-calorie food choices, eating more, study suggests
National Post: If you find yourself going to the fridge for an extra helping these days, you may want to consider switching the channel from watching the news, or at least hitting the mute button
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How Disasters and Trauma Can Affect Children’s Empathy
TIME: Do children become more kind and empathetic after a disaster— or does the experience make them more focus more on self-preservation? The first study to examine the question in an experimental way shows that
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In Hard Times, an Instinct to Pack on Pounds
The Wall Street Journal: When times are tough, people make like bears getting ready to hibernate: they eat more and prefer higher calorie foods. That’s the implication of a new paper reporting that, in an
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Claims of ‘post-racial’ society and other denials of racism may reflect ignorance of history
Asian News International: New research has suggested that commonly observed differences in how groups perceive racism may be explained by ignorance about, and even denial of, the extent of racism over the course of history.