Articles: Busy People Are Happy People
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Tag: Evolution
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Articles: How to Understand the Tea Party
By Michael Bergeisen | October 7, 2010As the political season heats up, psychologist Jonathan Haidt explains why liberals and conservatives don’t understand each other, and how psychological research can help us get past the culture wars—part of Greater Good's podcast series.
Articles: Pleasure Principles
By Pelin Kesebir | September 20, 2010A review of How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
Articles: The Egalitarian Brain
By David Amodio | August 31, 2010Research on the neuroscience of prejudice is revealing how the brain can overcome our fears and racial biases, reports David Amodio.
Articles: Why We Knew Roger Clemens Was Lying
By Jason Marsh | August 23, 2010His body language betrayed him.
Articles: Kind Kids
By Jason Marsh | August 18, 2010Getting children to be helpful might be easier than we think.
Articles: Wired to Wonder
By Todd Kashdan | September 1, 2009Want to live a more meaningful life? Start by asking questions, suggests psychologist Todd Kashdan.
Articles: Beyond Sex and Violence
By Jeremy Adam Smith | Winter 2009Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World
by Malcolm Pott s and Thomas Hayden
Benbella Books, 2008, 457 pages
Violence: A Micro-Sociological Theory
by Randall Co llins
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Articles: The Birth of the Arts
By Ellen Dissanayake | Winter 2009Throughout our history, humans have felt compelled to make art. Ellen Dissanayake explains why.
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Broadway Books, 2008, 228 pages
Articles: Book Review: Human
By Jeremy Adam Smith | Fall 2008by Michael Gazzaniga
Ecco, 2008, 464 pages
Articles: In Faces We Trust
By Anna Abramson | Fall 2008First impressions can decisively shape political elections, says Anna J. Abramson. What does that say about democracy?
Articles: Truth in the Balance
By Jeremy Adam Smith | Fall 2008An Interview with psychologist and author Steven Pinker
Articles: Book Review: Beyond Revenge
By Azim Shariff | Summer 2008Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct
By Michael McCullough, Jossey-Bass, 2008, 320 pages
Articles: The Postpartum Brain
By Anna Abramson, Dawn Rouse | Spring 2008New research casts light on the depression and troubling thoughts many mothers experience after childbirth. And it may help erase some of the stigma they feel says Anna J. Abramson
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