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Author of WHAT MAKES A HERO? (@PenguinRandom) and THE LIFE HEROIC (@ZestBooks). Words @washingtonpost, @nytimes, @atlasobscura, @sciam, @sapiens_org, etc.

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Loving sports can make you a better person - The Boston Globe

Loving sports can make you a better person - The Boston Globe

But after I cooled off, I tried to look at my fandom more philosophically. If I was going to keep doing this …

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Vladimir Putin's fans are happier than you are - The Boston Globe

Vladimir Putin's fans are happier than you are - The Boston Globe

Researchers who study authoritarianism have found that about a third of people, across a range of cultures, e…

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An Athletic Coach for the Mind?

An Athletic Coach for the Mind?

Part counselor, part strategist, mental skills trainers have helped pro competitors wrap their heads around s…

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The future of philanthropy is female

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By Elizabeth Svoboda 
| The Boston Globe
Elizabeth Svoboda is a contributing writer for Globe Ideas. Her upcoming book, “The Art of Pacing,” is about setting a sustainable pace in a fast-forwarded world. There’s a Monopoly-man image in the public mind of what a philanthropist looks like — someone like John D. Rockefeller, who funneled his oil wealth into high-profile foundations, or finance heir J.P. Morgan Jr., who parceled out large donations to churches, hospitals, and museums.
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„Okradałem Piotra, żeby opłacić Pawła”. Dlaczego człowiek moralnie zjeżdża po równi pochyłej i czy może się po niej wspinać

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By Elizabeth Svoboda 
| projektpulsar.pl
Zdarza się to się w każdej sferze życia publicznego – od biznesu, przez samorządy, aż po najwyższe szczeble przywództwa politycznego. Często rzecz się zaczyna od drobnej nieuczciwości i narasta, aż osiąga punkt, z którego nie ma już powrotu. Badacze mózgu i psycholodzy starają się zrozumieć rządzące takimi zachowaniami mechanizmy. [Artykuł także do słuchania] Zaczęło się od niewinnej pomyłki.
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The small-time lawyer taking on the feds from his attic

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By Elizabeth Svoboda 
| The Boston Globe
Elizabeth Svoboda is a contributing writer for Globe Ideas. Her upcoming book,“The Art of Pacing” is about setting a sustainable pace in a fast-forwarded world. At first, Daniel Suitor was reluctant. After US Immigration and Customs Enforcement descended on his home state this winter, the Minneapolis-based tenants’-rights lawyer knew he wanted to help the immigrant community. He’d even taken an online training course on filing legal petitions to free the unjustly detained.
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