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Mistaking Good Looks for Goodness: Yusuf Dikeç and the Halo Effect
Mistaking Good Looks for Goodness: Yusuf Dikeç and the Halo Effect

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You can’t miss it. Turkish marksman, Yusuf Dikeç, has gone viral. People are praising his cool demeanor and ‘novel’ ‘effortless’ technique. What does this attention tell us about our attraction to powerful men, and how we self-deceive about the roots . . .

You can’t miss it. Turkish marksman, Yusuf Dikeç, has gone viral. People are praising his cool demeanor and ‘novel’ ‘effortless’ technique. What does this attention tell us about our attraction to powerful men, and how we self-deceive about the roots of our attraction? Our attractions to others reveal a lot about ourselves. When we are […]

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