David CookNumbers, apparently, do lie.
A new study released by a team of university researchers suggests that men and women who spend more time making calculated, numbers-based decisions are more likely to engage in selfish acts.
“Not only more selfish … they were also more likely to lie or cheat,” reads the study titled “The Social and Ethical Consequences of a Calculative Mindset.”
Seems that man cannot live by math alone. Across the land, poets and liberal arts majors are nodding their heads: Told you so.
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