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Alice Robb
Alice Robb is the author of
Don’t Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet
.
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January 8, 2014
Alice Robb
If Your Name is Dennis, You're More Likely to Become a Dentist
The strange science of how names shape careers
January 7, 2014
Alice Robb
Study: Afghans Are More Apt to Forgive Taliban Violence than U.S. Violence. Why?
January 6, 2014
Alice Robb
Feeling Anxious? Tell Yourself to Be Excited—It's the Best Way to Calm Down
January 3, 2014
Alice Robb
Meet the French Comedian Behind Soccer's Antisemitism Controversy
December 31, 2013
Alice Robb
The Best New Year's Drinking Advice Comes from Dionysus
The Greek god of wine says quit after three drinks
December 31, 2013
Alice Robb
Will You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions? This Data Predicts Your Success.
December 30, 2013
Alice Robb
Is This the Reason Mormons in Utah Are Afraid of Gay Marriage?
December 27, 2013
Alice Robb
Cognitive Neuroscientists Find That People Think of Pain When They Hear Champagne
December 24, 2013
Alice Robb
What Is the Meaning of Christmas Lunch?
December 23, 2013
Alice Robb
How the Kalashnikov Explains Modern Business Success
December 23, 2013
Alice Robb
Didn't Get Many Christmas Cards This Year? You Probably Have No Friends.
December 23, 2013
Alice Robb
I Embedded with a Community of Meth Users
December 20, 2013
Alice Robb
Surprising Academic Data on What Happens When Kids Learn the Truth About Santa
December 19, 2013
Alice Robb
Scholarly Research Can Explain Why You Left Feedback on Someone's eBay Page
December 16, 2013
Alice Robb
A Sociologist Studied Christmas Gifts, and Here's What He Learned
December 16, 2013
Alice Robb
Experts Agree: Don't Try Too Hard
December 13, 2013
Alice Robb
Copycat Suicides Are Real. Are Copycat School Shootings?
December 13, 2013
Alice Robb
Why Is Rudolph's Nose Red?
It's probably parasites. Or cocaine.
December 12, 2013
Alice Robb
Should Chimps Be Granted Legal Personhood?
December 11, 2013
Alice Robb
Be Wary of Studies That Claim Men and Women's Brains Are Wired Differently
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