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More tip-offs from Kevin Lewis:

• Following the crowd pays off among traders.
• Preaching to kids about healthy eating won't get them to eat less junk, but showing them "aversive images" may do the trick.
• We're happier with our online relationships than with our real ones.
• Conservatives are liberals by nature. Put another way, it turns out conservatives are more intellectual than liberals.
• We like our choices to be simpler - except when we want them to be more complex. It all depends on our expectations.
• Don't believe in free will? It's not just an academic question.
• Laughter makes us morally non-judgmental.
• It's better to judge on output rather than process, at least when it comes to complex tasks.
• Confirmation bias may be a good bias to have.
• Anger and disgust may help us be more rational.
• We're more susceptible to framing effects at night.
• Where do our values come from? The amygdala.