Revenge Really Is Sweet, Study Suggests

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published September 4, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on a new study that indicates that revenge really is satisfying.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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