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IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Stephen Cass |
Strange Ways Book Review: In I Am a Strange Loop, author Douglas R. Hofstadter ponders the kind of consciousness animals might have, the emergence of a shared identity between life partners, and what remains of people after they die. |
BusinessWeek April 9, 2007 Kerry J. Sulkowicz |
The Psychology Of The Deal Can someone with psychological training analyze a target at a distance to provide an edge in talks? |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
The Pain of Purchasing Science proves that you really do feel pain when paying cash. You can harness this research to do a little experimentation yourself. Break down monthly costs... Don't buy it just because it's cheap... etc. |
Scientific American April 2007 Marina Krakovsky |
The Science of Lasting Happiness Through controlled tests, experimental psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky explores ways to beat the genetic set point for happiness. Staying in high spirits, she finds, is hard work. |
Scientific American April 2007 Michael Shermer |
Free to Choose The neuroscience of choice exposes the power of ideas. |
ifeminists March 15, 2007 Darrin Albert |
Eleven Cognitive Biases that Help Sustain the Anti-male Double Standard in Society There are at least eleven cognitive biases that have been acknowledged over the years in the field of psychology and beyond that can be applied as forces that help sustain the anti-male double standard in American society. |
Chemistry World March 7, 2007 Victoria Gill |
The Brain's Insatiable Appetite Revealed It's no longer a question of will power. Scientists have shown how obesity disrupts the brain's ability to regulate appetite, meaning that the fatter a person becomes, the more difficult it is to resist those extra portions. |
Psychology Today Mar/Apr 2007 Erika Casriel |
Confidence: Stepping Out You're not alone in shunning center stage -- shyness and social anxiety are as natural as breathing. But doing advance prep for a party or taking small social risks can lead to breakthroughs in confidence. Here's how to relish even the brightest of spotlights. |
Psychology Today Jan/Feb 2007 Jay Dixit |
The Ideological Animal We think our political stance is the product of reason, but we're easily manipulated and surprisingly malleable. The effects of psychological terror on political decision making can be eliminated just by asking people to think rationally. |
Psychology Today Jan/Feb 2007 Sherry Baker |
The Home Team Advantage Testosterone and estrogen drive touchdowns and boost brainpower, but they work their magic with a selectivity that science is only beginning to understand. A primer on how these counterintuitive chemicals truly shape us. |
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