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Scotty Hendricks
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Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.
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Why self-control makes your life better, and how to get more of it.
Riddle me this: what do brain teasers tell you during a job interview? A lot, but not about the applicant.
A new study shows that the worse off you think you are, the more likely you are to choose the steak over the garden salad.
How do great people get so much done? If you're Ben Franklin, you lay out a detailed schedule.
Everybody is made happiest by purchasing experiences, right? A new study tells us to rethink our cliche.
A new study finds even babies can discern who leads and who bullies.
We often praise selfless action, but it is even possible?
50 years ago the city of Chicago erupted in a legendary police riot.
Think you make moral judgments objectively? Think again.
Central Europe is so dry that grim warnings of famines to come are rising out of the Elbe.
We hear the word 'socialism' a lot. What does it mean, exactly?
Creationists believe that every aspect of reality was planned. Conspiracy theorists think that major socio-political events were planned. We now know why there is an overlap between the two groups.
Researchers have just discovered the remains of a hybrid human.
What causes the urban-rural cultural divide? According to this author, its how we view our communities.
Richard Feynman once asked a silly question. Two MIT students just answered it.
Many school districts are switching over to a four day week. Is this a good idea?
Why do great minds argue for positions we find repulsive? Today, we find out why Robert Nozick was a libertarian.
We know not getting enough sleep is bad for us, this study gives us yet another reason to get a few more hours in.
A "new" Roman library has been found in Germany. What might it have had in it?
How worried should we be about bacteria with an alcohol tolerance? Be afraid, be very afraid.