A new study finds that pleasant community-wide surprises such as sunshine after a week of rain or a win by a local sports team are linked to a change in the city’s overall mood — and an increased chance that its residents will do risky things like gamble.
Previous psychology experiments in the lab have shown that people tend to feel better and take more risks when something goes better than they had expected. In the new study, the research team, led by McGill University in Quebec,...
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