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Grandmothers 19 Times More Likely to Die Before College Exams
In his book, Dan Ariely talks about our tendency to be dishonest when we're in a tough spot. John Ortberg expounds on it in his book, Soul Keeping: ...
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'National Geographic' on Why We Lie
In the fall of 1989 Princeton University welcomed into its freshman class a young man named Alexi Santana, whose life story the admissions committee had ...
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Psychologists Say Self-Justification Chokes Love Out Of Relationship
In their book Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me), social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson describe how a fixation on our own righteousness ...
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Speeding Driver Gives Officer Questionable Excuse
When it comes to excuses, law enforcement officers tend to have heard them all. But recently two drivers came up with some novel excuses. When a driver ...
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Professor Posts a 'Failure Resume'
We all have failures in our careers. But usually we keep quiet about it. Not this Princeton professor, who recently shared his CV of failures on Twitter ...
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Study Reveals Our 'Bias Blind Spots'
A study by a couple of researchers at the University of Toronto and at James Madison University in Virginia proved something that we may already know. ...
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We Pretend To Be Busier Than We Are
An article on Quartz begins, "In an era of limitless technology and information, life can feel at once empowering and overwhelming—especially ...
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Inmates Think They Are More Moral
Many studies have shown that people tend to exaggerate their own positive characteristics and abilities. For instance, studies have shown that most drivers ...
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Candy Isn't Bad for You … Says Study Funded By Candy Companies
According to a study funded by the National Confectioners Association, candy-eating really isn't as bad as you've heard. The study claims that ...
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10 Crazy Business Expenses
As reported in Business Week, an expense-management firm called Certify provided their list of the most shameless items employees attempted to use as ...
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