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SCOUT· 23%24m·2026-08-05·ScienceEncore: How living with secrets can harm you, with Michael Slepian, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
We all keep secrets—on average, people have about 13 secrets at any one time, five of which they have never told another person. Psychologist Michael Slepian, PhD, of Columbia Business School, talks about what types of secrets people keep, why keeping a secret bottled up inside can harm us, how keeping secrets—or…
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