PERSUASION

[|When the Facts Don't Matter--Same-sex marriage isn't hurting anyone. So why are so many people still afraid of it?]

[|The Power of Habit--How the history of toothpaste explains why you can’t lose weight.]

[|The Effect Effect--Daniel Kahneman and the language of popular psychology.]

[|The evolution of deceit] New discoveries show that fibs and self-deception are central to our evolutionary strategy. An expert explains

[|How to Read Body Language to Reveal the Underlying Truth in Almost Any Situation]

===[|Introducing //**Slate**//’s Negotiation Academy--A series of short podcasts to teach you the basic rules for getting the best deal.]=== [|Schmoozing as Strategy: **//Slate//**’s Negotiation Academy--Episode 2 of our series on haggling like the pros.] Episode 3: [|The Art and Trickery of Persuasion] Episode 4: [|The Ticking Clock and Other Physical Tactics] Episode 5: [|Negotiating with Jerks and Liars] Episode 6: [|Closing the Deal] The Gender Divide: [|**//Slate//**’s Negotiation Academy Episode 7] Location, Location, Negotiation: [|Slate's Negotiation Academy Episode 8] Episode 9: [|Negotiating with Kids] Episode 10: [|Negotiating for Salary] [|In a Race to Out-Rave, 5-Star Web Reviews Go for] $5

[|Peer pressure can actually change your memories]

[|Superbrands' success fuelled by sex, religion and gossip]

[|Science reveals what you need to do to talk people into anything] http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/negotiation/2011/11/slate_s_negotiation_academy_episode_6_closing_the_deal_.html