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Fall 2008 (Volume V, Issue 2)
Who Do You Trust?
Trust is essential to families, friendships, governments, businesses, and even the global economy—and yet it has been declining for years. This issue of Greater Good explores why trust is so important, and how we can rebuild it.
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In Brief
Q&A
Truth in the Balance (11)
By Jeremy Adam Smith | Fall 2008An Interview with psychologist and author Steven Pinker
Features
America’s Trust Fall (12)
By Jeremy Adam Smith, Pamela Paxton | Fall 2008Trust is essential to strong relationships and a healthy society, but it has been declining for decades, report Pamela Paxton and Jeremy Adam Smith. How can America learn to trust again?
Brain Trust (14)
By Michael Kosfeld | Fall 2008Trust is not irrational or illusory, explains Michael Kosfeld. It’s a biologically-based part of human nature.
Can I Trust You? (16)
By Eve Ekman, Paul Ekman, Jason Marsh | Fall 2008A conversation between world-renowned psychologist Paul Ekman and his daughter Eve, with Jason Marsh.
Surviving Betrayal (18)
By Joshua Coleman | Fall 2008Romantic betrayal is traumatizing, says psychologist Joshua Coleman. But couples can learn to trust again.
In Faces We Trust (19)
By Anna Abramson | Fall 2008First impressions can decisively shape political elections, says Anna J. Abramson. What does that say about democracy?
The Greatest Test (21)
By Emilie Raguso | Fall 2008Forgiveness improves health and strengthens relationships. But can it help heal the scars of civil war?
The Hot Spot (22)
By Lisa Bennett | Fall 2008Climate scientists wonder why people don’t do more about global warming. Social scientists have some troubling answers.
Book Reviews
Book Review: Head Trips (23)
By Leif Hass | Fall 2008Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
By Dan Ariely
Harper Collins, 2008, 304 pages
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
By Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
Yale University Press, 2008, 304 pages
Book Review: Altruism, Intergroup Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation (25)
By Meera Lee Sethi | Fall 2008By Samuel P. Oliner, assisted by Piotr Olaf Zylicz
Paragon House, 2008, 328 pages
Book Review: Spiritual Evolution (26)
By Azim Shariff | Fall 2008by George E. Vaillant
Broadway Books, 2008, 228 pages
Book Review: Emotional Awareness: A conversation between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman (27)
By Jason Marsh | Fall 2008Times Books, 2008, 288 pages
Ideas for the Greater Good
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What Mel Brooks Can Teach Us about “Group Flow”
January 24, 2012Researcher R. Keith Sawyer looks to comedians and jazz groups for 10 keys to more creative, successful teams in the office, on the field, and beyond.
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How Childcare Boosts Social Capital
January 18, 2012New research says mothers using childcare can reap social, psychological, and financial rewards.
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Marriage Advice for Newt Gingrich
January 24, 2012The GOP presidential candidate cheated on his wife, then reportedly asked for an open marriage. What can we learn from his mistakes?
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The Captain Who Fell into the Lifeboat
January 20, 2012What the Costa Concordia disaster reveals about heroism—and how we can train ourselves to be heroes.
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Fox News: GGSC Fellow Study is “Junk”
December 30, 2011New media coverage of our research ranges from the helpful to the political.
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What Mel Brooks Can Teach Us about “Group Flow”
January 24, 2012Researcher R. Keith Sawyer looks to comedians and jazz groups for 10 keys to more creative, successful teams in the office, on the field, and beyond.
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