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Cheating Week
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You’re a Cheat: Your (Wide) Face Gave You Away
New research confirms men with relatively wide faces are more likely to cheat. Excess testosterone is a likely culprit.
How Narratives Cheat the Athletes Who Create Them
Athletes and fans look at sports differently. Ryan O'Hanlon, who is not a professional athlete, and Clint Irwin, who is a professional athlete, wonder if the two sides can ever be separated.
How Cheating (and Duffle Bags of Gold) Got Me a First-Class Flight to London
There are countless ways to game the airline miles system, but does that mean you should take advantage?
If You Want Free Nicotine Patches, Pretend to Smoke More Than 7 Cigarettes a Day
Mike Dang called a hotline that helps people quit smoking. The only issue: he'd never started.
Not Qualified for Your Job? Wait, You Probably Are
That thing where you're a relatively high-level professional who can't help but think you don't deserve to be where you are? It's called impostor syndrome.
Have Pencil, Will Take Your SAT for $200
When a standardized test plays such a big role in determining who gets into what college, it's hard to tell who's being cheated.
A Cheater’s History of Cheating
For all the meanings it can have today, cheat evolved from a very specific, multisyllabic word that's only vaguely connected to the one we use now.
Who Is More Likely to Lie for Financial Gain?
New research from Canada points to certain personal characteristics associated with a greater likelihood of lying, such as being a business major.
Welcome to Cheating Week
Never cheated before? Then this probably isn't your bag—and you're probably not human—but for everyone else, we'll be publishing stories about bending, breaking, and totally ignoring the rules all week long.