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Want to Get Rich? Be (Moderately) Happy
Yahoo Finance: Some people believe that earning the most money will make them incredibly happy. What they probably don’t know is that being incredibly happy may not earn them the most money. A new study
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Psychologists, Science Journalists Duel Over Cigarette Warnings
The Wall Street Journal: What does the psychological research say about the effectiveness of putting graphic images on cigarette packs? I haven’t had a chance to sort through the original research articles myself, but science
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How money affects our emotions
Times of India: A new study has been conducted to better understand the psychological effect of money and how it affects our behavior, feelings and emotions. Jia Liu, at the University of Groningen, co-wrote the
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East vs. West: Who wins in the office?
CNN Money: The banners have been unfurled, the trophies have been hoisted, and the NBA and NHL seasons have come to an end. Some say sports hold too much weight in the real world, but
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Distant female bosses may reflect a sexist workplace
Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: She’s mean, she’s off-putting, she’s distant toward her female coworkers—and she’s the boss. Dutch researchers at Leiden University said that negative traits in a female boss may actually reflect how she copes
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Food Cravings: Understand Them to Control Them
Huffington Post: We’ve all experienced food cravings, the feeling that we don’t just want to eat something — we want something very specific. Researchers at Tufts University found that the types of foods people crave
