Sweet Revenge May be a Hard-Wired Reward
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Scientists have discovered that the sweetness of revenge may have a neurological basis. A Swiss brain imaging study shows that punishing people when they behave unfairly
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The fantasy of winning stimulates the same brain circuits that winning does.
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Chasing relative performance leads to a short-term orientation.
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Dirty Harry had it right: Brain scans show revenge really might make your day. Planning revenge sparks enough satisfaction to motivate getting even - and the amount of satisfaction actually predicts who will go to greater lengths to do so, report Swiss researchers who monitored people's brain activity during an elaborate game of double-cross.
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Perhaps it's time to stop blaming the victim in this embezzlement case.
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Many people are finding themselves cornered by a loquacious stranger, especially one whom theyâre paying.
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A few little changes in behavior can make you happier and richer.
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When it's "win-win," you know someone's getting the sharp end of the stick.
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Like most parking lot attendants, Juan Rodriguez knows how tantalizing and frustrating it can be to drive a luxury car, only to have to surrender it all too quickly for a pair of crumpled dollars.
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Embracing your inner cheapskate can pay off in more ways than one.
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Friends and money don't always mix.
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Erudite miscreants can teach us the tricks of their trade, and how not to be tricked again.
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Here's how to reward executives and shareholders properly.
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Pay attention and you might grab a reward.
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Analysis: Why blame a bit player for the sins of the big bosses
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There cannot be much good in bad sex, unless maybe it wins you a prize.
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BHP Billiton shareholders are about to be rewarded directly from the torrents of cash coursing through the giant resources group. Perversely, that may make some of them quite unhappy.