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A Friendly Face Might Mask Ill Intent
Oxytocin, sometimes called the “trust hormone” might actually inhibit our skill in detecting hidden intentions in others’ faces, a study suggests.
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How to Save More Money: It’s a Matter of Time
The Huffington Post: Americans are living precarious lives. Nearly half of all families — many with homes and cars and jobs — are one misfortune away from financial disaster. A medical emergency or even a
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How Money Worries Can Scramble Your Thinking
NPR: There’s no question that dealing with mortgages, car payments and other bills takes up time and energy. But having a tight budget may also zap our ability to think clearly, scientists Thursday in the
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How Financial Woes Change Your Brain (And Not for the Better)
TIME: Worrying about making ends meet, it seems, can occupy enough of the brain‘s finite thinking power that it makes it difficult to think clearly. According to the latest research published in Science, just
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Homeownership, the Key to Happiness?
The New York Times: If trying to buy an apartment in New York City has been making you miserable, consider this: actually getting that home may not make you happy. A growing body of research suggests that
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Letting Go of Keeping Up
The Atlantic: Everyone’s heard of the phrase, “Keeping up with the Joneses,” which refers to the phenomenon of using one’s neighbors as a standard of comparison for the consumption of material goods. (For example: it’s
