A christmas story brought to you by science: What elevators and facades do to your empathy and why we’re sometimes nice even though no one is looking.

From Weekly Filet #140, in December 2013.

Why We’re Sometimes Kind Without Reason

The Atlantic

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How to tell if you’re a jerk

Nautilus

If You Can Say It, You Can Feel It

thecut.com

The physics of magnets can model how Supreme Court judges vote

Empirical Zeal

Do No Harm

Matter

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