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Savor Extraordinary Experiences, Feel Worse Afterward
Pacific Standard: Feeling out of sorts this morning? Maybe it was that recent trip you took to Machu Picchu. Sure, it was fun at the time—amazing, really. But it’s not like you could truly share the Visit Page
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The Limits of Friendship
The New Yorker: Robin Dunbar came up with his eponymous number almost by accident. The University of Oxford anthropologist and psychologist (then at University College London) was trying to solve the problem of why primates Visit Page
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Bonding through pain
The Boston Globe: HAZING HAS A BAD reputation, whether in the military, on sports teams, or in college fraternities, but it does serve a purpose, as demonstrated by psychologists in Australia. They randomly assigned small groups Visit Page
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Crossing Class Lines
The New York Times: In a society as unequal as ours, people tend to interact almost exclusively with people who share similar educational histories, incomes and occupations — and when they do interact with others Visit Page
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Shared Pain Can Act As A Social Glue: Study
Gizmodo: What can make for a strong sense of group loyalty? – Pride in the identity and achievements of your group? Commitment to the work? or the mutual attraction existing among group members? A new Visit Page
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Bad Times Bond Us Together
New York Magazine: Harry Potter nerds, remember the scene in the first book when the kids defeat the troll? There’s a great line at the end of the chapter that goes, “There are some things you can’t share Visit Page
