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Babies learn who to trust at early age
ABC Science: You can fool them once, but babies will not be fooled again if adults trick them, according to a new Canadian study. Infants normally mimic sounds, facial expressions and actions they observe but
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Creativity Linked to Rule Bending
Scientific American: Why do cheaters cheat? Perhaps because they can think up original ways to avoid work: a new study finds that creativity is tied to a willingness to cheat. The work is in the
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The perfect gift
The Boston Globe: The high season of gifts is now upon us, and it is time to face a few uncomfortable truths: You do not know what most of the people on your list will
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The Amygdala As Sales Tool
The Wall Street Journal: Many are the tricks that companies use to win our business. As Martin Lindstrom reminds us in “Brandwashed,” marketers make sneaky appeals to our fears and desires, leverage our social connections
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More HIV Testing for Teens?
Yesterday was World AIDS Day, and according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), more can be done to prevent HIV in teenagers. In a policy statement, the AAP advocates for 16 to 18-year-old teens
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Study shows men don’t think about sex as often as thought
USA Today: A new study is challenging the widely held notion that men’s minds are preoccupied with one topic: sex. The research in college-age participants suggests that while men do think about sex more often