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Some people think that if we ignore the presence of ghosts (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), we’re gambling with our lives. Psychologists say that the human logic (or illogic) behind gambling is quite complex, because the concept of odds is too great (and scary?) for many human minds to comprehend. There’s also the influence of media coverage, which reports on unusual events, like winning the lottery, as well as the social reinforcement of gambling for pleasure.
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Don’t do it alone! – When it comes to making decisions, a new study shows that two heads are better than one, but ONLY if both partners are equally competent and feel free to discuss their disagreements, meaning you should discuss the problem with a colleague rather than an underling. After all, it was a GROUP of volunteers who all participated in the DMT studies (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show.
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But nobody knows why – Suicide rates among middle-aged people are going up and there are more suicides in areas of high elevation (but scientists don’t know why). Are people over 30 all moving to the Rockies and finding the STILL can’t get a job?
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Better than men – If a woman and a man are severely injured in a car crash–or other major accident (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), the woman will be more likely to survive. What does this have to do with the NFL?

Severely injured premenopausal women are 14% more likely to survive severe trauma than similarly injured men, a difference researchers believe may be due to the negative impact of male sex hormones on a traumatized immune system.
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