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Broken Windows Theory: Order and Chaos

Nov 14, 2025 · Wilson & Kelling

If a window in a building is broken and left unrepaired, people will conclude that no one cares. Soon, more windows will be broken.

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Dunbar's Number: The Limit of Friendship

Nov 9, 2025 · Robin Dunbar

Humans can maintain only about 150 stable social relationships. Beyond this, we need laws, religion, and corporations to organize.

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Maslow's Hierarchy: The Pyramid of Motivation

Nov 5, 2025 · Abraham Maslow

Why do we act? Abraham Maslow argued that human needs are arranged in a pyramid. You can't worry about self-actualization if you are starving.

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The Lucifer Effect: Why Good People Turn Evil

Nov 2, 2025 · Philip Zimbardo

The line between good and evil is not fixed. In the Stanford Prison Experiment, normal students became sadistic guards in days.

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Asch Conformity: The Pressure to Belong

Oct 25, 2025 · Solomon Asch

Would you deny what your own eyes see if everyone around you disagreed? Solomon Asch's experiments reveal the terrifying power of peer pressure.

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The Endowment Effect: Mine Is Better

Oct 18, 2025 · Thaler & Kahneman

We value things more simply because we own them. The pain of giving up a mug is greater than the pleasure of acquiring it.