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Why being 'needy' isn't such a bad thing

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A brief primer on the psychological origins of needs.

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Three ways science is being corrupted by money

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Researchers don’t get paid per article. They get paid a salary based on a kind of ‘level’ system. The more eminent you are, the higher your level, the more you get paid. Publishing an article actually costs a researcher money. Most publishers,…


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Why some science is ignored (even when it's crucial)

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I’ll bet you can guess what kind of research gets more press. Research that gets RESULTS, am I right? No one wants to see research that doesn’t ‘prove’ something (although you can never really ‘prove’ a…


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The psychology of changing habits tells us that the window to make change is quite small—resistance to change is the hallmark of a process to change, and the advice to others more frequently acts as an obstacle. Learning the shape of the window is the key.

Why no one ever takes your advice

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In the early 80’s, researchers wanted to understand why somewhere between 1-5% of the U.S. population would die from something astoundingly preventable: smoking-related disease. Their answer was the stages of change model—a model of why good advice falls on deaf ears.
The psychology of changing habits tells us that the window to make change is quite small—resistance to change is the hallmark of a process to change, and the advice to others more frequently acts as an obstacle. Learning the shape of the window is the key.

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How scientists are lying to you

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Science is a wonderful thing. Find a problem in the world, follow the scientific method, and we’re one step closer to utopia. From the <a rel=“nofollow noopener” target=“_blank“ class=“external-link” href=“http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2013/05/01/pi…


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