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Alice Robb

Alice Robb is the author of Don’t Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet.

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March 18, 2014
Alice Robb
Your Self Is Located in Your Chest, Says New Study
March 17, 2014
Alice Robb
Why the Disabled Do Not Watch the Paralympics
Even former Paralympians turn the dial
March 13, 2014
Alice Robb
Americans Have Started Saying "Queue." Blame Netflix.
March 12, 2014
Alice Robb
"It Is a Subtle Indicator That He Has Nothing to Fear"
Body language experts analyze Vladimir Putin
March 10, 2014
Alice Robb
'Youth Bias' Makes Us Think the Most Important Events Happen When We're Young
March 10, 2014
Alice Robb
When Your Car Has that New-Car Smell, It's Luxurious. When Your House Does, It Can Kill You.
March 7, 2014
Alice Robb
If Your Eyes Are Exhausted, It Might Be the English Language’s Fault
March 6, 2014
Alice Robb
Why You Shouldn’t Tweet About What You’re Giving Up for Lent
February 28, 2014
Alice Robb
The Strange Scholarship of Incest
February 28, 2014
Alice Robb
What's the Fastest Way to Get Drunk? Here's What Science Says.
February 26, 2014
Alice Robb
The Bottomless Brunch Isn't Just Bad for Your Health. It's Bad for Your Taste Buds, Too.
February 25, 2014
Alice Robb
A Little Narcissism Is Good For You
February 24, 2014
Alice Robb
Alec Baldwin Hates the Paparazzi. What Do They Think of Themselves?
The psychology of stalking stars
February 21, 2014
Alice Robb
Yuna Kim Has Not Had Plastic Surgery, and Koreans Love Her For It
February 21, 2014
Alice Robb
Fraternities Didn't Invent Hazing
Violent initiations are a global phenomenon
February 19, 2014
Alice Robb
Evidence That Your Emoticon Addiction May Actually Make People Like You More
February 18, 2014
Alice Robb
The Plus Side of Hosting the Olympics: Tripling Your Medal Count
February 13, 2014
Alice Robb
What Experimental Psychology Can Reveal About Chris Christie's Hypocrisy
February 12, 2014
Alice Robb
Shirley Temple Only Dated Her Husband for 12 Days
Research shows the longer you date, the happier your marriage. Unless you're Shirley Temple.
February 10, 2014
Alice Robb
Let's Not Wage War on Smokers
Quitting smoking is good. Stigmatizing smokers isn't.

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