The Science of Better Gift Giving

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The Science of Better Gift Giving

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26 minutes

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Dec 6, 2016

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Impress your friends and family and make Santa jealous! We’ll cover five scientifically-proven ways to become the best gift giver on the block. Also, we answer a listener question about how to present a gift of stock and we ask a bajillion favors of you, our listeners.

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Dec 6, 2016

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