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Stanford
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Being Jilted Can Make You Yearn More — or So You Think
Baba Shiv believes being rejected increases many people’s motivation to pursue that elusive objective. But there’s a catch, say Stanford researchers. Being rebuffed, in fact, makes people less fond of what it is they think they want more. Once they obtain the desired goal, many are quicker to lose interest in it
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Half Of the Fish Consumed Globally is Now Raised on Farms
Aquaculture is catching on, and it feeds the world-almost
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Slowing Introductions of New Electronic Products Reduces E-Waste
Some types of regulations governing disposal of electronic waste can reduce the world's mountains of devices waiting to be recycled, and also slow the rate of new product introductions says Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Erica Plambeck
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India's Slums Represent Complex Political and Social Issues
Indian slums are contrary to popular opinion incredibly productive
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You Can't Buy It If You Don't Know It Exists
Rock groups can lose as much as 40% of their potential sales because consumers don’t know enough about them, says the Stanford Business School’s Alan Sorensen. There are lots of crowded markets out there where lack of information skews sales
