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• PLOS ONE: Drinking Songs: Alcohol Effects on Learned Song of Zebra Finches
  PLOS ONE: Drinking Songs: Alcohol Effects on Learned Song of Zebra Finches:

  “Shall we get another pitcher?” pondered the scientist. “Also, I wonder if zebra finches would drink if you put booze in front of them? And do they forget the words and fall about the place, or what?”

• "The results of our study highlight that many corridors may still be functional as there is evidence…"
  “The results of our study highlight that many corridors may still be functional as there is evidence of contemporary migration. Conservation efforts should provide legal status to corridors, use smart green infrastructure to mitigate development impacts, and restore habitats where connectivity has been lost.”

  – PLOS ONE: Prioritizing Tiger Conservation through Landscape Genetics and Habitat Linkages

• PLOS ONE: Always Gamble on an Empty Stomach: Hunger Is Associated with Advantageous Decision Making
  PLOS ONE: Always Gamble on an Empty Stomach: Hunger Is Associated with Advantageous Decision Making
• PLOS ONE: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? How to Reverse the Effect of Glass Elongation on the Volume Poured
  PLOS ONE: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? How to Reverse the Effect of Glass Elongation on the Volume Poured:

  “When the instruction was to match a reference volume, participants poured more liquid in the short wide compared with the tall narrow glass (p

• "Q. bravethebeast asked: My friend and I are embarking on a mission to read all of your books before…"
  “

  Q. bravethebeast asked: My friend and I are embarking on a mission to read all of your books before we graduate from school in May.

  A. Any advice? Use your libraries. It will be cheaper, it increases the chances of you actually doing it, and you may encounter some nice librarians on the way.

  ”

  – Neil Gaiman

• "…gamblers scored higher on impulsivity questionnaires, and selected a higher percentage of…"
  “…gamblers scored higher on impulsivity questionnaires, and selected a higher percentage of impatient choices (higher percentage of smaller, sooner rewards), when compared to normal controls. Moreover, gamblers were faster in terms of reaction times at selecting the smaller, sooner options and discounted rewards more rapidly over time”

  – PLOS ONE: Time Devours Things: How Impulsivity and Time Affect Temporal Decisions in Pathological Gamblers

• "Our findings suggest that people may not always reward the more accomplished individual but rather…"
  “Our findings suggest that people may not always reward the more accomplished individual but rather the more self-deceived. Moreover, if overconfident individuals are more likely to be risk-prone then by promoting them we may be creating institutions, including banks and armies, which are more vulnerable to risk.”

  – PLOS ONE: Self-Deceived Individuals Are Better at Deceiving Others

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