What the movies get right (and wrong) about relationships, with Paul Eastwick, PhD, and Eli Finkel, PhD

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Are you a workaholic or just a hard worker? With Malissa Clark, PhD

Many of us have trouble switching off from work, whether it's staying late at the office, checking messages on vacation, or lying awake running through tomorrow's to-do list. Malissa Clark, PhD, of the University of Georgia, discusses how workaholism differs from simply working h ...  Show more

Can envy be good for you? With Jens Lange, PhD, and Sara Protasi, PhD

We've all felt a pang of envy watching a friend's success or a colleague's promotion. But does this much-maligned emotion deserve its negative reputation? Psychologist Jens Lange, PhD, and philosopher Sara Protasi, PhD, discuss the difference between envy and jealousy; why we're ...  Show more

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