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Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, February 3, 2014 This article’s author shares her thoughts on psychologist David DeSteno’s book, The Truth About Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More, which explores what it...
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Marc Abrahams, Ted Talks, September 2014 As founder of the Ig Nobel awards, Marc Abrahams explores the world’s most improbable research. In this thought-provoking (and occasionally side-splitting) talk, he tells stories of truly weird science — and makes...
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Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post, October 23, 2014 The FBI on Thursday warned news organizations that it had recently obtained “credible information” indicating that members of an Islamic State-affiliated group have been “tasked with...
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Jena McGregor, The Washington Post, October 22, 2014 Now that the oldest millennials have been in the workplace for a number of years, several companies are starting to embrace employees’ parents as an asset rather than a hindrance, launching programs such...
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Bruce Grierson, The New York Times, October 22, 2014 Psychologist Ellen Langer, who has written or co-written more than 200 studies, imagines a day when blame isn’t the first thing people reach for when things go awry. Instead, we will simply bring to bear...