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Would Angry Teens Chill Out If They Saw More Happy Faces?
NPR: All day long we’re surrounded by faces. We see them on the subway sitting two by two, pass them on the sidewalk as we make our way to work, then nod to them in
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Meditation May Make You Nicer
Smithsonian Magazine: Traditional Buddhists meditate in the pursuit of enlightenment. Non-religious practitioners may try it out in order to find a bit of calm or perhaps to treat anxiety or depression. But whatever their motivation, people who
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Buffering Stress with Optimism
Everything from traffic to tests can cause us to “freak out,” yet some people naturally handle stress better than others. Joëlle Jobin, 2012 APSSC Student Research Award winner, wanted to see if being an optimist
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In Sales, Confidence and Charisma May Not Seal the Deal
Think of a stereotypical salesperson and you’re likely to conjure up someone who’s extraverted, gregarious, and assertive. But a new study reveals that “ambiverts,” people who are neither introverted nor extraverted but who fall somewhere
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What’s in a Label?
NPR Science Friday: On this week’s show we’re talking with Adam Alter, assistant professor of marketing and psychology at NYU’s Stern School of Business and author of the new book Drunk Tank Pink: And Other
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You’ve Been Doing a Fantastic Job. Just One Thing …
The New York Times: MOST of us think we know how to give feedback. Positive comments are better — and more useful — than negative ones. And if you do have to point out something