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August 27, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
Money, Trust, and Cooperation Beyond its basic utility, money could have other benefits to society. One theory holds that money makes cooperation possible in large groups of strangers, where trust is...
August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
Who Makes You Happy Imagine yourself at the center of this circle. The people whose rings are closer to yours have a greater chance of boosting your mood if they are happy. The percentages indicate t...
August 22, 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
The Age of Denial Adam Frank: Instead of sending my students into a world that celebrates the latest science has to offer, I am delivering them into a society ambivalent, even skeptical, about the fru...
August 21, 2013 21 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
Delusional Beliefs and Unreliable Sensory Perceptions Human beliefs are shaped by perception, but the new research suggests delusions—unfounded but tightly held beliefs—can turn the tables and actual...
August 20, 2013 20 Aug 2013 | 06:25 pm
The Real Neuroscience of Creativity Scott Barry Kaufman: Thoughtful cognitive neuroscientists such as Rex Jung, Darya Zabelina, Andreas Fink, John Kounios, Mark Beeman, Kalina Christoff, Oshin Vartani...
August 19, 2013 19 Aug 2013 | 05:03 pm
When Good Deeds Lead to More Good Deeds—and When They Lead to Bad Ones Matthew Hutson: Strangely, researchers have demonstrated both reactions—moral consistency and moral compensation—repeatedly in la...
April 16, 2013 16 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
On “Positivity” The main bit of “top-notch research” behind psychologist Barbara Fredrickson’s theory of the 3–1 positivity “tipping point” has just been resoundingly trashed in a new paper published...
August 15, 2013 15 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
Is Facebook Making You Unhappy and Less Satisfied With Your Life? The more you browse through your news feed, post comments, and like posts on Facebook, the more likely you are to feel unhappy and di...
August 14, 2013 14 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
We Feel More Empathy for Battered Dogs Than Abused Adult Humans Age, it turned out, was the most significant factor in determining people’s empathy for the abused person or creature. Indeed, particip...
August 12, 2013 12 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Intelligence and Religiosity If you look at the studies conducted over the past century, you will find that those with religious beliefs will, on the whole, ...
