Learn about whether it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond, a mysterious, ancient city called Cahokia that’s, weirdly, just outside St. Louis, and how AI might be able to catch heart disease with a selfie.

Is It Better to Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond or a Small Fish in a Big Pond? By Kelsey Donk

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• Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (2020). Taking Social Comparison to the Extremes: The Huge-Fish-Tiny-Pond Effect in Self-Evaluations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 194855062095653. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620956535

Cahokia Was the Mysterious, Massive Ancient City in ... St. Louis? By Reuben Westmaas

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AI Might Be Able to Catch Heart Disease with a Selfie by Kelsey Donk

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• Schnohr, P., Lange, P., Nyboe, J., Appleyard, M., & Jensen, G. (1995). Gray hair, baldness, and wrinkles in relation to myocardial infarction: The Copenhagen City Heart Study. American Heart Journal, 130(5), 1003–1010. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(95)90201-5

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