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Planning to Do Good Tomorrow Gives Us Permission to Be Bad Today
Pacific Standard: A recent study provided still more evidence of the very human tendency to engage in “moral licensing.” It found people who reported doing a good deed in the morning—and thereby solidified their self-image as admirably
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The Benefits of ‘Binocularity’
The New York Times: Will advances in neuroscience move reasonable people to abandon the idea that criminals deserve to be punished? Some researchers working at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience and philosophy think the answer
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Religious or not, we all misbehave
Science: Benjamin Franklin tracked his prideful, sloppy, and gluttonous acts in a daily journal, marking each moral failing with a black ink dot. Now, scientists have devised a modern update to Franklin’s little book, using
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Morning person, or night owl? It matters
Marketplace: It can be hard to do the right thing, the ethical thing — especially if you’re tired. That’s something Chuck Collins, a 38-year-old bouncer, knows all about. By day — or by afternoon, really, if
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Yes, I’m a Good Person. But Did You Hear About Her?
Pacific Standard: Want to feel a sense of purpose in your life? Do a good deed for someone. On the other hand, if immediate happiness is your priority, let someone else do a good deed
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Number Crunching May Make People More Selfish
In the 1970s, the Ford Pinto became synonymous with unethical management decisions. Although it was known that the car had an unfortunate tendency to explode in rear-end collisions, Ford went ahead with production after a
