UN Official says drug money saved the world’s economy:
a theweek.com In an astounding announcement, the head of the U.N.'s Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa, has told The Guardian that world banks began laundering illegal drug money to stay afloat during last year's financial crisis, when other sources of lending had dried up. Costa says he's seen evidence that $352 billion of criminal cash was absorbed by the global financial system. Join over 320,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email here. Related posts: New Neuroscience Reveals…
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To resist temptation, exaggerate the threat:
ur ability to resist that tempting cookie depends on how a big a threat you perceive it to be, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Ying Zhang, Szu-Chi Huang and Susan M. Broniarczyk (all University of Texas at Austin) studied techniques that enable us resist food and other temptations. "Four experiments show that when consumers encounter temptations that conflict with their long-term goals, one self-control mechanism is to exaggerate the negativity of the temptation…
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Staying friends after a break-up: why it works and why it doesn’t
ley and Fraser (1998) suggest that romantic relationships that no longer fulfill the romantic needs of partners may undergo a transformation to friendship. To the extent that the resources exchanged continue to be of value to the former partners, the relationship is likely to be maintained in the form of a friendship. Hill, Rubin, and Peplau (1976) found that premarital partners were more likely to stay friends when the breakup was male initiated or mutual. Metts, Cupach, and Bejlovec (1989)…
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NYC’s “Drinking Fat” anti-soda campaign (Video):
ter failing to push through a tax on soda, Gov. David Paterson decided to switch to a hearts-and-minds campaign to win New Yorkers back from demon cola. Offering nauseating photos of pourable fat to morning commuters on the subway—developing those ads cost $277,000 and took three years—was just the first step. Now there's equally grotesque video (it's SWF but not safe for lunchtime): via reason.com Join over 320,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email here. Related posts: New Neuroscience Reveals…
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Do people who look young for their age live longer?
eople blessed with youthful faces are more likely to live to a ripe old age than those who look more than their years, work shows." Via BBC: People blessed with youthful faces are more likely to live to a ripe old age than those who look more than their years, work shows. Danish scientists say appearance alone can predict survival, after they studied 387 pairs of twins. And: Over a seven-year follow-up the researchers, led by Professor Kaare Christensen of…
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Classic Jim Henson ads (Video):
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The crazed downfall of the founder of Guess Jeans:
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Are your Facebook friends making you fat?
a edition.cnn.com: In fact, while the average student in our sample has over 110 Facebook friends, they have only six "picture friends," a number very similar to the number of "close" friends people list when asked in sociology studies. It turned out that when we restricted our analysis to "picture friends," we found evidence that overweight people cluster on Facebook. The results suggest that if one of your picture friends is obese, it increases the likelihood that you are obese…
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