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How the Intolerable Becomes Acceptable
Public opinion can often seem mercurial. Obamacare was widely unpopular—until it took effect. The Republican tax plan was widely derided when it was proposed and debated, but people now seem to be warming to it.
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The Secret behind One of the Greatest Success Stories in All of History
In Steven Pinker’s new book, Enlightenment Now, he argues that we live in the best of times—and must remain devoted to reason and humanism if that is to continue. In thinking about the state of
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring experimenter expectations and social priming, loving-kindness meditation and positive emotions, and vicarious optimism.
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Want to be happier? Think like a bronze medalist
Athletes who win silver medals must be happier than those who win bronze, right? Not exactly. People in one study rated athletes’ emotions — based on their facial expressions — immediately after they learned where
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I Was A Skeptic Of Mindfulness … Until I Tried To Make My Case
Sometime around, oh, my 60th panic attack last year,1 I figured it was time to see a therapist. On top of weekly cognitive-behavioral therapy, she mentioned that I should really try this mindfulness thing people
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Yale’s Most Popular Class Ever: Happiness
NEW HAVEN — On Jan. 12, a few days after registration opened at Yale for Psyc 157, Psychology and the Good Life, roughly 300 people had signed up. Within three days, the figure had more
