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Why Should We Look Forward To Getting Older?
NPR: Psychologist Laura Carstensen says that as people get older, they usually become less stressed and more content. Carstensen is Professor of Psychology and Public Policy at Stanford University. She is the founding director of the
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Everything You Thought You Knew About Love is Wrong
TIME: My parents had an arranged marriage. This always fascinated me. I am perpetually indecisive about even the most mundane things, and I couldn’t imagine navigating such a huge life decision so quickly. I asked
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Why Do We Love Our Pets So Much?
BBC: When four chimpanzees captured a young blue duiker to play with, you might at first believe they wanted to keep it as a pet. They tumbled about with it but in the end it
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Sophie Scott and the Science of Laughter
The Wall Street Journal: The first time that the neuroscientist Sophie Scott performed standup comedy, in 2010, she did it out of professional jealousy. One of her colleagues at University College London had done his
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Want to be an optimist? Pick up these positive habits
CNN: Ever notice how some people just seemingly have a bright outlook on life — even when everything isn’t exactly on the sunny side? You know those people: They’re the friends who have spilled coffee
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The Joy of Scents
Slate: Being able to transmit positive emotions may also have a profound social impact, says Gün Semin, a psychologist at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and lead researcher on the study. After all, “the pursuit
