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Aug19
Aug 19, 2019
Facts and Stories: Great Stories Undermine Strong Facts
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Aug 07, 2019
American Liberals & Conservatives Have Different Views on Equity, Share Value of “Protestant Work Ethic”
American liberals and conservatives have different views on equity, according to a new study focusing on Moral Foundations Theory, but are not that different from each other when it comes to the “Protestant work ethic.”
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Aug23
Aug 23, 2019
Does Social Media Make Us Sad, Stupid, and Narcissistic?
by Markus Appel
Scientific evidence based on hundreds of studies does not support sensationalist headlines on the perils of social media use.Aug22
Aug 22, 2019
The Illusion of the “Hot Hand” in Basketball – and among Monkeys
by Brett Pelham
Almost everyone believes in the “hot hand” in basketball. But research shows that this belief is wrong. And we are starting to uncover why this illusion is so hard to change.
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