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How to Get Your Kids to Tell the Truth
New York Magazine: Only a social scientist would look at a classic, beloved children’s story about the importance of honesty and ask, “I wonder if this is an empirically effective way to reduce lying in
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Music Changes the Way You Think
Scientific American: Hum the first two notes of “The Simpsons” theme song. (If you’re not a Simpsons fan, “Maria” from West Side Story will also do.) The musical interval you’re hearing—the pitch gap between the
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Jonathan Haidt — The Psychology Behind Morality
On Being: The surprising psychology behind morality is at the heart of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s research. “When it comes to moral judgments,” he says, “we think we are scientists discovering the truth, but actually
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Virtuous Cycles: Night Owls and Early Birds
The Huffington Post: I have been an early bird for as long as I can remember. Even in college and grad school, when circumstances more or less forced me to be a night owl —
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Using Your 5 Senses To Jump-Start the Creative Process
Fast Company: Sight might have the greatest impact on your state of mind while you’re working. What your eyes take in around you will affect your creativity and focus. That means it can help to
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Thirteen in Years, but 10 or 15 in Thoughts and Action
The New York Times: Gather together a random assortment of 13-year-olds, and you’ll likely find yourself looking at a group of people who have only their age in common. Some will be way into teenage
