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Monday, June 13, 2011

Beauty is Power



Designing beautiful objects and surroundings is not merely a whim; beauty influences the way we act. When the cleaning crew at the Utrecht railway station in the Netherlands went on strike for a week, people at the station were much more likely to be rude to one another, and they adhered a lot more to racial stereotypes. Follow the link to the article/podcast to hear more about the research.

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