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New Research Suggests Government Spending Can Spread Happiness
New research reports that Americans are more satisfied with their lives when their state spends more on public goods. (Photo:…
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Microdosing May Increase Creativity – Pacific Standard
“Consuming a microdose of truffles allowed participants to create more out-of-the-box alternative solutions for a problem,” researchers from the Netherlands…
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Intolerant Cultures Thrive Closer to the Equator
Researchers found that societies were, on average, more open and tolerant the closer they were to either the North or South…
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Are Case Studies Methodologically Suspect?
Exploring causality in social science research A prominent methodological strategy in the social sciences, the case study, is frequently treated as…
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Sexual Harassment and Assault Are Understudied Health Risks
(Photo: rawpixel/Unsplash) When public-health researchers look at people—for studies, at least; not sure what they’re like at dinner parties—they think…
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