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Being selfish makes us happy – so long as we avoid the guilt
The Telegraph: Although we are taught the benefits of kindness and altruism, it seems we are happiest when simply told to pursue our own self-interest. Researchers found the key to contentment is feeling we have
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Testing Can Help Students After All
The Wall Street Journal: In recent years, testing has gained new importance in public schools, much to the chagrin of its critics. But several recent scholarly articles bolster the case that testing can help students
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Preferences influence choices we make
Asian News International: We come to place more value on the options we chose and less value on the ones we rejected be it choosing between presidential candidates or household objects, researcher say. One way
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Estimating Risk
BBC: How good at you at estimating risk? Claudia Hammond talks to Wolfgang Gaissmaier about his analysis of the increase in fatal car accidents in the USA following the 9/11 attacks Watch here: BBC
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Being selfish really does make us happy (as long as we can avoid feeling guilty)
The Daily Mail: Being selfish really does make us happier, researchers have found – so long as we can avoid feeling guilty. Although we are taught the benefits of kindness and altruism, it seems we
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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC)
SARMAC Conference X will be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 26-29, 2013. For more information visit: sarmac-conference.org/index.php
