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...lotteries that gave small donors a chance to win face time with Obama - came with footnotes to peer-reviewed academic research. "It was amazing to have these bullet points telling us what to do and the science behind it," Moffo tells TIME. "These guys really know what makes people tick...
President Obama is still relying on behavioral science. But now his Administration is using it to try to transform the country. Because when you know what makes people tick, it's a lot easier to help them change...
...that having fun is a primary concern of the coach. But with 14 All-Americans in 14 seasons—including national champion Jesse Jantzen ’04—under his belt, Weiss seems to have figured out the secret to what makes his athletes and program tick. He is a two-time EIWA Coach of the Year, and before Weiss took the reins of the program, Harvard boasted only seven-All Americans in almost eight decades. “We have a ton of respect for the coaches,” Caputo said. “They...
...keeps you fit and it's fun," says the leader of the trio. "I've heard some young people join a gym," she adds, before her voice trails off in incomprehension. Guilin's residents, while welcoming the flood of tourist renminbi, seem to be happy to let the visitors tick their scheduled boxes while taking life fairly easy themselves. (See 10 things to do in Beijing...
...detective stories move from the present to the past; they're essays in social archaeology, the metaphorical digging up of the corpse to discover what made him tick and who stopped his clock. It's an apt structure for the Watchmen, since most of them are past their prime - Eddie's 67 when he dies; the first Silk Spectre (Carla Gugino), who had a carnal run-in or two with Eddie, is in her 60s; and Dr. Manhattan is 56, though he looks great for his age - and facing serious midlife introspection. International celebrities for decades, they have...