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Why does Costco sell luxury items?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Aug 18, 2023
Everyone loves a good deal.
A worker pushes carts outside a Costco Wholesale store in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
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How We Give

The psychology of giving

by Erika Soderstrom , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Daniel Shin
Dec 26, 2019
And why a thank you goes a long way.
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Government shutdown 2019

When it was supposed to be payday

by Kai Ryssdal , Bennett Purser , Sean McHenry and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 10, 2019
Thousands of federal workers with high-stress jobs won’t get their paychecks Friday.
Air traffic controllers are about to miss a payday, adding stress to an already stressful job.
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Trade showdown

Game theory suggests the trade war could last a long time

by Scott Tong
Oct 25, 2018
Social scientists say it's rational for countries to act in their self-interest.
Half of everything China sends to the United State is subject to tariffs. Above, container ships outside of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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Trade showdown

Game theory suggests the trade war could last a long time

by Scott Tong
Oct 25, 2018
Social scientists say it's rational for countries to act in their self-interest.
Half of everything China sends to the United State is subject to tariffs. Above, container ships outside of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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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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Shelf Life

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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Make Me Smart With Kai and Molly

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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