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• Study findings linking ovulation, racial bias questioned

  20-05-2015 17:33
  
  Is ovulation related to higher racial bias? Though recent research, from Michigan State University, suggested that there was a link, new research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business was unable to replicate those findings.
  
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• TV Star Wears Red Palm Print on Face at Emmys to Protest Violence

  16-09-2024 17:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health News"Reservation Dogs" Emmy nominee D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai made a bold statement by wearing a red painted over his mouth at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night. The mark on the actor's face was intended to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women. "There is a really big epidemic in the United States and Canada where our sisters, our relatives, our two-spirited relatives are going missing at an alarming rate," he explained.
  
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• Asthma Inhalers Contribute to Climate Change, Study Shows

  16-09-2024 17:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportTiny puffs from asthma inhalers could be causing big climate problems, a new study warns. Each inhaler dose contains some of the most potent greenhouse gases known, and they are adding up, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Over 70 million inhalers are prescribed in the U.S. each year, creating more air pollution than the annual electricity use of 200,000 American homes, the researchers said.
  
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• Scientific American Endorses Kamala Harris for President

  16-09-2024 12:49 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Scientific AmericanFor only the second time in Scientific American's 179-year history, the magazine's editors have endorsed a candidate for president. That person is Kamala Harris. "She supports education, public health and reproductive rights. She treats the climate crisis as the emergency it is," the editors wrote September 16 in a detailed statement entitled "Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment."
  
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• Vaping May Harm College Students' Brains, Experts Warn

  16-09-2024 12:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsVaping may look cool when you're young, but it may be dulling the brains of college students, a new study warns. College students who vape have lower cognitive function scores than those who don't, researchers reported Sunday at the American Neurological Association's annual meeting. Students who vaped 10 to 20 puffs per day had scores 9% lower than those who did not vape or smoke, while those who vaped more than 20 puffs a day had scores nearly...
  
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• Tech Companies Commit to Fighting Harmful AI Sexual Imagery

  16-09-2024 09:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportSeveral leading artificial intelligence companies pledged Thursday to remove nude images from the data they use to train their AI products, and committed to other safeguards to curb the spread of harmful sexual deepfake imagery. In a deal brokered by the White House, Microsoft, OpenAI, Adobe, Anthropic, and Cohere said they would voluntarily commit to removing nude images from AI training datasets "when appropriate and depending on the purpose...
  
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• Long Before Same-Sex Marriage Was Popular, Kamala Harris Embraced It

  16-09-2024 09:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportTwo decades ago, when a Democratic presidential nominee wouldn't dream of endorsing gay marriage, a newly elected district attorney named Kamala Harris performed one of the first same-sex unions in the U.S. The moment represents a stark difference between Harris and all previous Democratic presidential nominees, who didn't begin their political careers as gay marriage supporters. For LGBTQ leaders, Harris' history validates their deep support...
  
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• High Doses of ADHD Meds May Trigger Psychosis, Study Suggests

  16-09-2024 09:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsPrescriptions for amphetamine stimulants to treat ADHD have increased significantly in recent years. Unfortunately, high doses of stimulants like Adderall can increase the risk of psychosis or mania by more than fivefold, a new study finds. In fact, patients had a nearly 63% increased risk of psychosis or mania if they took any prescription amphetamine whatsoever within the past month, researchers reported Thursday in the American Journal of...
  
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• Florida School District Must Restore Books with LGBTQ+ Content

  16-09-2024 09:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA Florida school district must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement reached Thursday with students and parents who sued over what they said was an unlawful decision to limit access to books containing LGBTQ+ content. Under the deal, Nassau County must restore access to titles such as "And Tango Makes Three," a children's picture book based on a true story about two male penguins that raised a chick together in Central...
  
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• New York City Lawmakers Approve Bill to Study Slavery and Reparations

  16-09-2024 08:28 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportNew York City lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to study the city's significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people. If signed into law, the package of bills passed by the City Council would follow in the footsteps of several other municipalities across the U.S. that have sought ways to address the country's dark history, as well as a separate New York state commission that began working this year.
  
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• High Number of Guns, Not Mental Health, Drives U.S. Gun Deaths

  12-09-2024 07:28 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportWidespread and easy access to guns is the reason behind the high rate of firearm deaths in the United States—not a rise in mental health problems suffered by perpetrators—a new study shows. The U.S. has the same burden of mental health disorders as 40 other countries with comparable populations, researchers reported recently in the journal PLOS One. However, the U.S. rate of death by firearms is 20 times greater than those other countries.
  
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• California Passes Bill Requiring Carmakers to Address Domestic Abuse

  12-09-2024 07:28 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportAs automakers add increasingly sophisticated technology to their cars, instances of stalking and harassment using features such as location tracking and remote controls have begun to emerge. In response, California lawmakers have approved a proposal that requires automakers selling internet-connected cars to do more to protect domestic abuse survivors, in what appears to be the first such measure to be approved by a legislature in the U.S.
  
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• Kamala Harris Addresses Trump's False Claims About Her Race

  11-09-2024 18:35 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportFor the first time since she became the Democratic nominee for president, Kamala Harris directly addressed the false claims made by Donald Trump about her racial identity, as well as the former president's history of racial remarks. At a recent conference of Black journalists, Mr. Trump claimed that the vice president "turned Black" after previously emphasizing her South Asian heritage. Harris is the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India.
  
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• Menopause Can Cause Drop in Libido, But Therapy Might Help

  10-09-2024 09:25 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsA form of psychotherapy can help women whose libidos have suffered as they go through menopause, a new study finds. After four sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy, study participants experienced significant improvement in multiple areas of sexual function, body image, and sexual satisfaction, researchers reported. The women also had a significant decrease in menopause symptoms, depression, anxiety, and overall health, results showed.
  
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• Framing Climate Action As Patriotic Draws Support from Conservatives

  10-09-2024 09:25 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyPolitical conservatives and liberals may differ in their views on environmental issues, but a new psychology study shows that framing the need to address climate change as patriotic and as necessary to preserve the American "way of life" can increase belief in climate change and support for pro-environmental policies among both groups. The study, based on 50,000 people in 60 countries, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
  
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• Do you dream of becoming one with your partner? The deep-sea anglerfish shows how badly that can end

  09-09-2024 12:00
  
  In some fish species, couples lose all independence when they mate, even sharing one pair of eyes. Is that really something to aspire to?I have just discovered how the deep-sea anglerfish mates. My apologies if this is old ichthyological news to you, but it is new news to me, and it is very definitely going to be the hook for this week’s column.The female deep-sea anglerfish is very large compared with the male deep-sea anglerfish. In some species, he sniffs her out (using his giant nostri
  
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• Biden Administration Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Mental Health Parity Law

  09-09-2024 11:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe Biden Administration on Monday said it had finalized regulation to help ensure the 175 million Americans with private health insurance have access to affordable mental health services. Even though mental health care services are already supposed to be on par with other medical services, in practice that is often not the case. Less than half of U.S. adults with mental illness were able to access care in 2020, according to studies cited by the...
  
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• German Police Methods Foster Racial Profiling and Bias, Report Concludes

  09-09-2024 11:26 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportGerman police practices foster systemic discrimination, with officers routinely engaging in racial profiling and relying on ethnic stereotypes, according to a study published Monday by Mediendienst Integration. The findings suggest that officers often rely on racial markers rather than behavior when conducting patrols, and people seen as "Black Africans" or "Albanians" are often associated with drug crimes, leading to heightened police attention.
  
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• ‘A diagnosis can sweep away guilt’: the delicate art of treating ADHD – podcast

  09-09-2024 06:00
  
  For children with ADHD, getting the help they need depends on being correctly diagnosed. As a doctor, I have seen how tricky and frustrating a process that can be. By Jack Goulder Continue reading...
  
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• ‘For me, the wig was the key’: how I defied family expectations to become a criminal barrister

  08-09-2024 14:00
  Coming from a family of builders and roofers, a career in the law seemed unlikely. But then my elder brother ran into some difficulties…Perhaps the most important lesson I have learned in my life – certainly of those that apply to being a parent – is the need to give free rein to a child’s ambitions. My son has just turned six and, as with most kids, what he wants to be when he grows up changes with the wind: marine biologist; palaeontologist; treasure hunter; film direc
  
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• People Facing Life-or-Death Choice Trust AI Too Much, Simulation Shows

  08-09-2024 08:51 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyIn simulated life-or-death decisions, about two-thirds of people in a study published in Scientific Reports allowed a robot to change their minds when it disagreed with them—an alarming display of trust in artificial intelligence, researchers said. Human subjects allowed robots to sway their judgment despite being told the AI machines had limited capabilities and were giving advice that could be wrong. In reality, the advice was random.
  
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• How to Eat in a More Sustainable Way: Top Environmentally-Friendly Foods

  08-09-2024 08:51 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportDevastating droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, and other extreme weather have escalated concerns about climate change. Can what we eat make a difference? You bet. Increasingly, food-related solutions to climate change are on the table. About one-third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions is linked to food, and there are plenty of things we can do at the dinner table that could help us get to net zero growth in greenhouse gases.
  
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• Disabled People Hit With Long COVID at High Rates, Study Finds

  08-09-2024 08:50 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyThe COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on individuals with disabilities. New research published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that this population has also been hit with long COVID at more than twice the rate of the general population. Of people who tested positive for COVID, 60% with pre-existing chronic illnesses or diseases went on to develop long COVID, as did 45% of those with mental illness or psychiatric...
  
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• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Changes Brain Circuits to Relieve Depression

  08-09-2024 08:50 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthCognitive behavioral therapy, one of the most common treatments for depression, can teach skills for coping with everyday troubles, reinforce healthy behaviors, and counter negative thoughts. But can altering thoughts and behaviors lead to lasting changes in the brain? New research, led by Stanford Medicine and published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, has found that it can.
  
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• Brain Scans Reveal That Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Is Not a Placebo

  08-09-2024 08:50 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new study has found that mindfulness meditation employs different brain mechanisms to reduce pain than does a placebo response. According to the results, mindfulness meditation reduces pain intensity and pain unpleasantness ratings as well as brain activity associated with pain and negative emotions. In contrast, neither a placebo cream nor a fake mindfulness procedure (consisting only of deep breathing) reduced neural pain signals.
  
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• We each have a Nazi in us. We need to understand the psychological roots of authoritarianism | Gabor Maté

  06-09-2024 11:00
  
  Neuroimaging studies have shown that the amygdala, the tiny almond-shaped brain structure that mediates fear, is larger in people with more rightwing views“Any attempt to understand the attraction which fascism exercises upon great nations compels us to recognize the role of psychological factors,” the German-Jewish social psychologist Erich Fromm asserted in 1941. Such factors are not specifically German or, say Italian, nor were they the manifestations of a unique historical era, n
  
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• I am falling for an amazing woman who is a flat-earther. Can I reconcile my diminishing respect? | Leading questions

  06-09-2024 02:18
  
  Disagreements about our beliefs are one thing, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but our beliefs are also bound up with what we valueRead more Leading questionsI am a divorced man, raising two sons alone and getting back into the dating world at 43 years old. I am a few months into dating this absolutely amazing woman and I’ve enjoyed it very much. She seems to be the total package in many, many ways! She is kind, thoughtful, empathetic, soft, genuine, intuitive, honest and man
  
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• I am falling for an amazing woman who is a flat-earther. Can I reconcile my diminishing respect?

  06-09-2024 02:18
  Disagreements about our beliefs are one thing, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but our beliefs are also bound up with what we valueRead more Leading questionsI am a divorced man, raising two sons alone and getting back into the dating world at 43 years old. I am a few months into dating this absolutely amazing woman and I’ve enjoyed it very much. She seems to be the total package in many, many ways! She is kind, thoughtful, empathetic, soft, genuine, intuitive, honest and man
  
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• Artificial Intelligence Likely to Play an Increasing Role in Science Publications

  05-09-2024 17:58 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyAccording to former editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association Howard Bauchner, MD, artificial intelligence is poised to transform the writing of scientific manuscripts, assist in reviewing them, and help editors select the highest impact papers. It may even help editors increase the influence of their journals, he says, although he questions whether editors should use AI to predict journal article citations.
  
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• Pope Francis Says Climate Change a Common Cause During Mosque Visit

  05-09-2024 17:57 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportPope Francis invited Muslims and Catholics Thursday to push global leaders to confront the dangers of climate change and extremism, and spoke of the common roots of different religious beliefs as he visited Southeast Asia's largest mosque in Jakarta. During his visit to Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, the pope issued a joint declaration with the national grand imam that called for "decisive action" to address the...
  
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