Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's talk about a side effect of technology. Many people can use e-signatures. You know, you're given a form. It's sent to you online. You don't sign with a pen. Instead, you check a box or press a button or use some other electronic means to show that you signed. NPR social science correspondent Shankar Vedantam has come across some research suggesting that the way you e-sign can affect your state of mind. Shankar, what's the research say?SHANKAR VEDANTAM, BYLINE: Well, this research comes from Eileen Chou. She studies leadership and public policy at the University of Virginia. And she told me that she often has to write recommendation letters for students, Steve. And increasingly, she submits these letters electronically and provides an e-signature. And so it got her thinking about whether handwriting her signature or providing an e-signature might subtly change the way that she behaved. Here she is.EILEEN CHOU: I want you
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