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  • Does Your Personality Put You At a Higher Risk of Dying?

    Does Your Personality Put You At a Higher Risk of Dying?

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    The study of personality type is probably as old as humankind. Ancient Greek…

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  • Why many Americans avoid negotiating, even when it costs them

    Why many Americans avoid negotiating, even when it costs them

    Would you pay more for a car just to skip the negotiation process? According to new research by David Hunsaker, clinical associate professor of management at the IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, many Americans would—and do.

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  • Real-time social interactions reveal how we balance cooperation and competition

    Real-time social interactions reveal how we balance cooperation and competition

    When people reach for the same object, walk through a narrow doorway, forage for food, or work together on a shared task, they continuously negotiate—often without noticing—how much to cooperate or compete. Unlike classical laboratory games…

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  • Nudges aren't always good for society, economics study finds

    Nudges aren't always good for society, economics study finds

    Many scholars have assumed nudges—a small push that encourages better choices—are always good for society. But UC Berkeley Economics professor Dmitry Taubinsky says it’s not that simple. Instead, policies that create nudges to influence…

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  • Populism as a departure from neoliberalism in Hungary and Israel

    Populism as a departure from neoliberalism in Hungary and Israel

    At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, write the authors of a new article from Polity, neoliberalism was “consolidated as the only legitimate form of doing politics.” But in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, and with…

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  • To feel lonely is to be human: Here's how to handle it at Christmas

    To feel lonely is to be human: Here's how to handle it at Christmas

    Christmas is often considered a time of connection, warmth and belonging. That’s the script, anyway. But for many people, the reality feels different; isolating, emotionally weighted and filled with comparisons that sting.

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  • Universities' work towards Indigenous identity policies signals difficult conversations

    Universities' work towards Indigenous identity policies signals difficult conversations

    In recent years, members of the Canadian public have witnessed the misrepresentation of Indigenous identities.

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  • What Makes Someone Good at Reading the Room?

    What Makes Someone Good at Reading the Room?

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    When you walk into a room of people, do you instantly catch the vibe? Can you…

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  • A conversation-analytic perspective of repair initiation in ESL classroom interactions

  • Aleksius M (2021) Repair practice in the classroom conversations of Indonesian EFL students. J Lang Educ 7(2):10–24

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  • Atar C, Seedhouse P, Walsh S (2022) Shaping learner contributions via a…

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