In his talks and books Ariely refers to a strange sounding bridge study - "Danger provokes passion", so I looked it up. Dutton & Aron (1974) 1597 citations. Strange stuff. I don't know this literature. What's the latest on this? Any recent replications? www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0aM...

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UK university departments on the brink as higher-education funding crisis deepens

As a new academic year dawns, international competition, government policies and inflationary pressures could be pushing some universities to the brink of bankruptcy. As a new academic year dawns, int...

“We have had the morality of submission, and the morality of chivalry and generosity; the time is now come for the morality of justice.” — John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women #philosophy#philsky

The pioneering aquarist Jeanne Villepreux-Power was born OTD in 1794. She was the first to record that some species of octopuses could use tools to pry open their prey's shells. She observed them waiting for the clam to open its shell and then jamming In a rock. 🌱🐋🧪 #HistSTM

Fascinating! Elephants give names to each other and speak local dialects. 🐘 theconversation.com/female-eleph...#PsychSciSky

Female elephants rumble to say ‘let’s go!’ New study in Namibia shows males do too, a sign of unexpected social bonds

Male elephant society is much richer than previously thought.

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Samuel Johnson was born OTD in 1709. Selecting one quote from my notes was a challenge, but here goes: “Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.” #PhilSky

High-skilled immigration enhances regional entrepreneurship www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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