John Cookson

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November 11, 2010
John wrote Neuroeconomics: In Oxytocin We Trust in Going Mental
The concept of trust is in many ways the connective tissue of society—governing everything from our personal relationships to our common use of currency. Most, if not all, of the decisions we make... Read More 
October 28, 2010
John wrote How Female Economic Power Improves Society in Women and Power
With greater educational opportunities yielding better jobs for women than ever before, female spending power has become a central engine of the economy—and is changing the world for the better.... Read More 
October 27, 2010
John wrote In Congo, "A Dead Rat Is Worth More Than the Body of a Woman" in Women and Power
Sexual violence against women occurs everywhere in the world, yet a strife-torn pocket of the Democratic Republic of Congo has recently become a global focal point for such attacks as incidents of... Read More 
October 22, 2010
John wrote The "Glass Ceiling" Is Actually a Labyrinth in Women and Power
As notable women have reached the highest echelons of business, and as women have surpassed men in higher education, it's tempting to think that the idea of a "glass ceiling" is becoming outdated.... Read More 
October 21, 2010
John wrote The Female—And Extreme-Female—Brain in Women and Power
Ideas that one sex has an inherent genetic advantage over the other have long been held as taboo, lest low-level biological variance be unfairly and unscientifically used to prop up gender stereot... Read More 

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