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How to Preserve — And Even Strengthen — Your Relationship During Quarantine, According to a Marriage Expert
APS Member/Author: Eli Finkel If absence makes the heart grow fonder, what does forced proximity do to it? In the era of COVID-19, as more and more states mandate that people stay at home to
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Why Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Flourish. And Why It Matters.
The coronavirus has given rise to a flood of conspiracy theories, disinformation and propaganda, eroding public trust and undermining health officials in ways that could elongate and even outlast the pandemic. Claims that the virus
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The Coronavirus Outbreak Keeps Humans from Touching. Here’s Why That’s So Stressful
With people around the world practicing social distancing and self-isolation to curb the further spread of coronavirus, some are starting to feel the effects of a lack of human touch. Whether it’s shaking a coworker’s
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Maintaining Lockdown and Preparing an Exit Strategy: A View from Social and Behavioral Sciences
Belgian social psychologists presented this memo to the federally appointed committee that is preparing “the gradual exit strategy” from the COVID-19-related lockdown in Belgium.
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How To Manage Your Career Through The Coronavirus Crisis: 6 Ways To Thrive When Nothing Is Certain
With the crisis caused by the coronavirus and COVID-19, the world feels upside down, and nothing is certain. Your work has probably tilted as well. Millions of people have been furloughed, taken wage cuts or
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Playing Tight And Loose: How Rules Shape Our Lives
At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Japanese soccer fans did something striking: they started going through the stadium, cleaning up the trash that was left behind. A lot of people were baffled by this