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Your brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the same

  • Written by Stephanie Preston, Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
Your brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the sameIn scary and uncertain times, having a stockpile can feel soothing.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

The media is replete with COVID-19 stories about people clearing supermarket shelves – and the backlash against them. Have people gone mad? How can one individual be overfilling his own cart, while shaming others who are doing the same?

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