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Mar. 17 2010 - 7:00 am | 118 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

Neuro News Nanos

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Here are this morning’s:

* Why are food “sin” taxes more effective than cutting the price of healthy foods? — no surprise, really — it’s loss aversion

* Does parenthood make marriage worse? — yes — though, you can help things by being happier before marriage and planning the whole parenthood thing

* Trayless Tuesdays — aims to conserve water, reduce food waste, improve living conditions, save money, and help students make healthier choices at mealtime — only eat what you can carry

* If you’re parents are divorced, are you more likely to divorce? — yes, if you’re a woman — likely to enter marriage with relatively lower commitment to, and confidence in, the future

* Why buy that Taylor Swift album? — how about the terror of social rejection if you don’t — brain scans are involved

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