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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems from our ability ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Eli Elster, University of California, Davis (THE CONVERSATION) Of the 8.7 million ...