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Pushing That Crosswalk Button May Make You Feel Better, but …

NYT, here. -  It is a reflex born of years of habit: You see a button, press it and then something happens. The world is filled with them, such as doorbells, vending machines, calculators and telephones. But some buttons we regularly rely on to get results are mere artifices — placebos that promote an illusion of control but that in reality do not work.

Thursday 10.27.16
Posted by Gavin Sullivan
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