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The Biology Of Altruism: Good Deeds May Be Rooted In The Brain
NPR: Four years ago, Angela Stimpson agreed to donate a kidney to a complete stranger. “The only thing I knew about my recipient was that she was a female and she lived in Bakersfield, Calif.,”
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Book Review: ‘The Marshmallow Test’ by Walter Mischel
The Wall Street Journal: When video of Adm. William H. McRaven’s 2014 commencement address at the University of Texas at Austin was posted online, the speech went viral. Millions of viewers will remember the core message
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Let’s Watch the Video—and Confirm Our Prejudices
Pacific Standard: “Let’s look at the tape” has become our go-to response for determining the truth of an ambiguous situation. With video recorders tracking everything from baseball games to riots, it seems natural to take
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Breaking the rules — and feeling good about it
I once worked for an organization that required a fair amount of business travel. I had a colleague who, for medical reasons, had to eat frequent, small meals. But when he submitted his expense report
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How Grocery Stores, Restaurants, Your Office And Even Your Kitchen Trick You Into Eating More
The Huffington Post: Chew on this: When it comes to eating healthfully, our environments may be working against us. Not always on purpose. But simple elements — from the color paint in our kitchens to the
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La douleur renforce la cohésion dans le groupe
Slate France: Partager une expérience douloureuse peut créer un sentiment de solidarité au sein d’un groupe, rapporte une étude publiée dans Psychological Science. En effet, la douleur pourrait avoir des conséquences sociales positives car elle agit «comme une sorte