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  1. The gamble: Google sacrificing huge amounts of money to lure advertisers to Google+ ... ow.ly/b2WiZ 8:20 AM May 26th via HootSuite
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  4. Fascinating. The "village" -- not parents -- shape how very young children acquire their accents. ow.ly/b2RJH 11:50 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  5. Debunked: The poor do NOT have different hopes, dreams & values about marriage as wealthier families. ow.ly/b8i2L 10:45 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  6. Adult children who are "late" to leave home have stronger long-term relationships with parents. ow.ly/b8hHV 12:28 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  7. Intuition in decision making is widely celebrated, but even chess experts benefit from careful thought ow.ly/b2Riq 11:45 AM May 24th via HootSuite
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  9. Hockey players (and other athletes) get penalized more for fouls when they wear black jerseys. n.pr/hockeypenalties 7:30 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  10. Taping a "Family Matters" story for @MorningEdition. Planning to mention the marshmallow experiment! youtube.com/watch?v=amsqeY… 6:13 AM May 24th via YouTube on iOS
  11. So proud of my nephew Raghav Ranga & 9 other finalists in 2012 National Geography Bee. Watch NatGeo channel Thur 8 pm EST 6:00 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  12. Shocked, shocked! Small investors got "the bubble utopia message" but big fish were warned. #Facebook m.cjr.org/164392/show/f9… 2:27 PM May 23rd via Safari on iOS
  13. Fascinating. Matching bankers & clients by caste & creed in India IMPROVES financial outcomes. ow.ly/b2QsI 12:40 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  14. Obama campaign ads: How the Analyst Institute is helping him hone his message ow.ly/b6pwl HT @brendannyhan 10:10 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  15. Pakistan sentences doctor who helped track down Osama bin Laden to 33 years in prison - for treason. ow.ly/b6qwz 9:44 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  16. RT @tgoetz: Why do institutional investors somehow feel entitled to an immediate return? What happened to risk? #Facebook 4:50 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  17. Shocked, shocked! Empirical evidence on how quickly members of parliament in #India accumulate wealth. ow.ly/b2PNo 12:35 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  18. Helping parents of young kids with childcare changes how kids do later in school. The "Norway" effect. ow.ly/b2NL0 11:20 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  19. New study: Thinking about Arabs and Muslims makes Americans shoot faster. ow.ly/b4x1v 10:55 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  20. See correction at end of ow.ly/b4Oua: Millisecond vs megasecond. What's an error of 1,000,000,000 between friends? 10:09 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  • Name Shankar Vedantam
  • Location Washington, DC
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  • Bio NPR science correspondent & author of The Hidden Brain. www.vedantam.com Loves social science research on topical issues. RTs ≠ Endorsements
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