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white_collar_crimeSay you’re on life support, and, you are just racking up the ICU bills. Will your family be a little too enthusiastic in pulling the plug? The hospital admin knows these bills won’t get paid, since the debt dies with the debtor, in most cases. So what do they do? The butter up your relatives, [...]
Your family is more likely to pull the plug if they’re happy with the ICU
March 7th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Apathy · Behavior · Hate · Love · Lying and cheating · Machiavellianism
Dude, chill – we’re not at war any more. Pass the chips.
March 7th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Quick post: Why are people who are stoned on pot pretty mellow? (To pull a phrase out of the ’70′s). Answer: The active ingredient in cannabis ( 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)) reduces amygdala activity in response to social threats. Pot reduces anxiety — and maybe the negative attributional bias that goes along with it. Can you imagine [...]
Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Amygdala · Authoritarianism · Behavior · Brain anatomy · Cannabis-related · Conditions or Diagnosis · Happiness · Molecules · Personality disorder · Punishment · Seven deadly sins
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