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Don’t let others stress you out
CNN: When I tell Pam, my stressed-out lawyer friend, that stress is contagious, she seems unimpressed. “I have always kind of suspected that,” she says, “ever since in ‘Ghostbusters II,’ when the guys discover that
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Don’t Mess With a Nursing Mom!
U.S. News & World Report: Breast-feeding mothers protect their babies and themselves more aggressively than mothers who bottle-feed or women without children, researchers say. The study of 18 nursing mothers, 17 formula-feeding mothers and 20
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Psychopaths on Wall Street?
Financial News: ‘Are you good or evil’, a BBC Horizon documentary which aired last night, examined what makes humans liable to violence. The programme charts the research of criminal psychologist Professor Robert Hare, who developed
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Following the Crowd: Changing Your Mind to Fit In May Not Be a Conscious Choice
Scientific American: Beauty is not just in the eye of the beholder—it is also in the eyes of the beholder’s friends. A study published in April in Psychological Science found that men judge a woman
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Researchers Find That Wisdom Really Does Come With Age
The Chronicle of Higher Education: The adage “with age comes wisdom” may actually ring true, according to psychologists at Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin. By examining how aging affects decision-making
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Don’t Mess With Breastfeeding Women
Miller-McCune: Earlier this year, we reported that breast-feeding women are widely viewed as less competent. Newly published research suggests it would be unwise to share that unflattering opinion with them. According to a team led by UCLA