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The Brain’s Way Of Dealing With ‘Us’ and ‘Them’
The Wall Street Journal: A tribe of shepherds brings its sheep to graze at a common field. Every shepherd limits the size of his herd to avoid overgrazing the commons—except for one selfish guy who
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Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
ScienceNews: “So, there’s good news and bad news.” An opening like that will send a chill through your veins, no matter what the topic. It’s especially worrying when coming from a significant other or a
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Among U.S. presidents, LBJ tops charts in ‘grandiose narcissism’ study
Houston Chronicle: In a recent study of U.S. presidents’ personality traits, Lyndon Johnson ranked highest in grandiose narcissism. While it frequently gets a bad rap, grandiose narcissism may predict both positive and negative leadership behaviors
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When Smiles in Childhood Photos Lead to Future Happiness
The Wall Street Journal: “Smile!” It’s the word that millions of children hear just before a bright flash freezes their features for posterity in the American school ritual of Picture Day. I was recently reminded
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Liberals Aren’t Like the Rest, or So They Think
Liberals tend to underestimate the amount of actual agreement among those who share their ideology, while conservatives tend to overestimate intra-group agreement, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association
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Study: Grandiose narcissism can be beneficial for U.S. presidents
Raw Story: Narcissism isn’t all bad if you’re living in the White House, according to research published in Psychological Science in October. Though the trait is considered a personality flaw, it tends to help presidents
