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How one shady employee can poison the workplace

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 15, 2018
When you're exposed to a shady colleague, you're 40 percent more likely to also engage in their bad business practices.
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Workplace harassment and the bystander effect

by Adriene Hill
Oct 26, 2017
There can be a "diffusion of responsibility" when a group of people see something bad happen.
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Why you should listen to Leonard Cohen music when you eat toffee

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 20, 2017
Restaurants and food companies can change the way you think their food tastes, and it has nothing to do with the recipe.
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We're still unpacking Trump psychology

by Tony Wagner
Apr 13, 2017
Here's what you had to say about George Lakoff and "your brain on Trump."
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump greets the crowd at a campaign rally on October 27, 2016 in Springfield, Ohio. 
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How to become smarter, better and faster in eight easy steps

by Lizzie O'Leary
Sep 9, 2016
Charles Duhigg's latest book explores why some businesses and individuals are more productive and successful than others.
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How fear plays a role in our finances

by Raghu Manavalan
Aug 28, 2015
It was the first reaction many people had when the stock market dropped this week.
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The psychology behind cheating

by Eliza Mills
Feb 6, 2015
Duke professor and dishonesty expert Dan Ariely explains why people cheat in business and in life.
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Before Facebook, there was Tuskegee and Milgram

by Dan Weissmann
Jul 3, 2014
How research ethics rules came to be. Dramatically.
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How the recession shaped a more humble generation

by Candace Manriquez Wrenn
May 30, 2014
A new study says that individuals who grow up during a recession temper traits of narcissism.
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Final Note: Peak Embarrassed

by Kai Ryssdal
May 16, 2014
We reach our highest level of embarrassment at a pretty young age in life.
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