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1. Goal digger |
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Want to exercise more, save money, and eat healthier? Social psychologist Ayelet Fishbach's research can help. More » |
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Learn Fishbach and a colleague's recipe for better negotiating. |
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Understand the value of negative feedback. |
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2. Office apocalypse |
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The inspirations behind Ling Ma's (AB'05) award-winning novel Severance, a dystopian portrait of the world of work. More » |
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Read an excerpt from Severance. |
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Read Ma's reflections on her writing process. |
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Get one critic's take on how Severance captured the mood of 2018. |
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3. The simplest answers ... |
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Remember Harold Pollack's index card of financial advice? The SSA public policy expert tells Big Brains how a direct approach works for crime and health care issues too. More » |
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See a finance card Pollack wrote specifically for those under 30. |
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Hear more from Pollack about research on violent crime prevention. |
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Sample more Big Brains with these podcast highlights. |
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4. Fewer happy returns |
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Diminishing refunds could put a squeeze on taxpayers this year. They could also cost the government, says the Law School's Daniel Hemel. More » |
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Learn why we might prefer a tax refund to bigger monthly paychecks. |
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5. When collaboration isn't key |
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Take a close look at citation patterns in scientific research, says the Knowledge Lab's James Evans, and you'll find that smaller teams are bigger innovators. More » |
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Read about a Knowledge Lab study on forgotten influencers. |
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