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Using social media produces a solid, double-digit increase in oxytocin.

—Paul Zak, author of Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy, says people who release more oxytocin tend to be happier.

We actually interviewed the professor of economics for our show “The Science of Trust” a couple of years ago. It’s well worth a listen. 

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