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TED Radio Hour
9:03 am
Fri April 27, 2012

Why Do We Cheat?

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"The amount of people who are willing to cheat a little bit is just incredible." — Dan Ariely
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Originally published on Fri May 25, 2012 8:58 am

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TED Radio Hour
9:03 am
Fri April 27, 2012

What Makes Us Happy?

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"Most animals learn by trial and error. There's just one problem: error." — Dan Gilbert
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Originally published on Fri May 25, 2012 8:59 am

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TED Radio Hour
9:03 am
Fri April 27, 2012

What Do We Value Most?

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"People sometimes ask, how do you get more pleasure out of life? And my answer is extremely pedantic. It's study more." — Paul Bloom
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"People don't give enough credit to how important story is in giving us pleasure and in giving us meaning," says award-winning filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev.
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Europe
8:52 am
Fri April 27, 2012

One After Another, European Leaders Get The Boot

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European leaders keep getting driven from office by voters upset with the continent's ongoing economic problems. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, shown here at a campaign event on Thursday, is trailing in opinion polls in advance of a May 6 runoff election.
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, shown here speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, resigned a day earlier over a budget crisis.
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Originally published on Fri April 27, 2012 9:35 am

It's been a rough time for European leaders trying to keep their troubled economies afloat.

In just over a year, six European leaders or ruling parties have been forced out of office in countries that include Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy could well be next. He finished second in his bid last Sunday to win re-election, and opinion polls show him trailing in the runoff election set for May 6.

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NPR Story
8:51 am
Fri April 27, 2012

Our Buggy Brain

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"Most animals learn by trial and error. There's just one problem: error." — Dan Gilbert
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Originally published on Fri May 25, 2012 10:50 am

"Most animals learn by trial and error. There's just one problem: error." — Dan Gilbert

Our amazing brain, with all of its harmonious functions, also performs any number of peculiar actions, which we might find unexpected and counterintuitive. What tricks do our minds play when we think it's okay to lie, cheat, or steal? How in control are we of our own decisions? And why do our brains systematically misjudge what will make us happy?

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Opinion
8:27 am
Fri April 27, 2012

New Republic: Islamist Could Be Egypt's President

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Mohammed Morsi, leader of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), speaks to the media outside a polling center in Qaliubia, 40 kilometers north of Cairo, during the third and final round of landmark parliamentary elections on Jan. 3, 2012.
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Eric Trager is the Ira Weiner Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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