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• The ‘mad egghead’ who built a mouse utopia

  21-11-2024 06:00
  John Calhoun designed an apartment complex for mice to examine the effects of overcrowding. It was hailed as a groundbreaking study of social breakdown, but is largely forgotten. So what happened?Standing before the Royal Society of Medicine in London on 22 June 1972, the ecologist turned psychologist John Bumpass Calhoun, the director of the Laboratory of Brain Evolution and Behavior at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, appeared a mild-mannered,
  
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• A New Kind of Men’s Club Focused on Growth, Connection, and Community

  20-11-2024 22:05 via pr.com
  
  In a world that often pits men against each other in competition, AGORA Social Club is redefining what it means to be part of a community for men. This unique club is not a gym, not a bar, but a haven for men seeking more - more connection, more personal growth, and more opportunities to elevate their lives. Now open in Westchester, AGORA offers a dedicated space where men can thrive without ego, support one another, and [PR.com]
  
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• Behind the Floats: CTSHealth and Its Founders Celebrate Chicago in the Thanksgiving Day Parade

  18-11-2024 17:34 via pr.com
  
  Two visionary brothers turned their shared dream into a thriving business and now celebrate their journey by participating in the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade. Born and raised in the Austin community, Clarence and Corey Sutton founded CTSHealth, a behavioral health and therapeutic foster care agency, based on a shared passion for helping others. Their work is a testament to resilience and teamwork, inspiring aspiring [PR.com]
  
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• How Is the World Doing on Tackling Climate Change?

  18-11-2024 15:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesWorld leaders are meeting at the annual U.N. climate summit, COP29, in Azerbaijan during what is set to be the hottest year on record. What progress have countries made to tackle climate change? Carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to reach a new high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tons, and U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump has pledged to "drill, baby, drill" for even more oil and gas. Yet renewable energy from wind and solar is growing...
  
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• Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Help with Poor Working Memory

  18-11-2024 15:19 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top NewsThe drug fampridine is currently used to improve walking ability in people with multiple sclerosis. A new study shows that it could also help individuals with reduced working memory, as seen in mental health conditions like schizophrenia or depression. The study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, was randomized, double-blind, and found cognitive improvement after only three days of taking the medicine.
  
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• The big idea: why we should take teenage love more seriously

  18-11-2024 13:30
  
  Adolescent passions shape our future selves, and can be every bit as powerful – and perilous – as adult relationshipsI haven’t kept many things from my teenage years. I have a box of photos – hazy snapshots from holidays and parties, captured on disposable cameras and developed at Boots. I have a stack of A-level psychology notes, kept in homage to my subsequent career. And I  have a letter, from a boy called Ben (not his real name), written when
  
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• Why Thousands in New Zealand Are Protesting for Māori Rights

  18-11-2024 06:26 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA proposed law that would redefine New Zealand's founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to protest it. The bill is not expected to become law, but it has become a flashpoint on race relations in the fraught 180-year-old conversation about how New Zealand should honor its promises to Indigenous people when the country was colonized.
  
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• Indigenous Senator in Australia Censured for Heckling King Charles III

  18-11-2024 06:26 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsAn Indigenous Australian senator was censured by fellow lawmakers Monday for a "disrespectful and disruptive" outburst at Britain's King Charles III during a state visit in October. Lawmakers voted 46-12 to censure Sen. Lidia Thorpe and bar her from membership of any delegation representing the chamber after she yelled "you are not my king" and "this is not your land" to publicize the fact many Indigenous Australians never relinquished their...
  
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• AI could cause ‘social ruptures’ between people who disagree on its sentience

  17-11-2024 15:00
  
  Leading philosopher says issue is ‘no longer one for sci-fi’ as dawn of AI consciousness is predicted for 2035Significant “social ruptures” between people who think artificial intelligence systems are conscious and those who insist the technology feels nothing are looming, a leading philosopher has said.The comments, from Jonathan Birch, a professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics, come as governments prepare to gather this week in San Francisco to acceler
  
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• Pope Francis Suggests International Study Into Possible Genocide in Gaza

  17-11-2024 13:05 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportPope Francis has suggested the global community should study whether Israel's military campaign in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people, in some of his most explicit criticism yet of Israel's conduct in its year-long war. In excerpts published on Sunday from a new forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say "what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide." Israel has denied all accusations...
  
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• Lost your sense of direction? Turn off your phone and you’ll soon reconnect

  17-11-2024 13:00
  
  Tech giants said today’s digital native kids would be the first generation who would not know what it meant to get lost. But is that a good thing?We’ve lost direction and our brains are shrinking – at least, our hippocampi are. These seahorse-shaped parts of the brain measure about 5cm, sit just above both ears and drive our spatial awareness and orientation. London taxi drivers, famed for taking the Knowledge, a test that involves memorising the central streets of the capital,
  
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• The Sixth Great Extinction Is Happening, Jane Goodall Warns

  16-11-2024 14:14 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - Science and Environment"We're in the midst of the sixth great extinction," famed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall has told BBC Radio 4's Inside Science. To help the natural world, her foundation has helped carry out a habitat restoration mission that's planted nearly two million trees in Uganda. The project aims to restore the threatened habitat of Uganda's 5,000 chimpanzees, and to highlight the threat that deforestation poses to our climate.
  
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• Humans—Not AI—Should Control Nuclear Weapons, Agree Biden and Xi

  16-11-2024 14:14 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportU.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Saturday that human beings—not artificial intelligence—should make decisions over the use of nuclear weapons. "The two leaders also stressed the need to consider carefully the potential risks and develop AI technology in the military field in a prudent and responsible manner," the White House said in a statement. An official Chinese government summary of the meeting echoed this...
  
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• The truth about dark empaths, why is Britain still so obsessed with the Tudors? And Philippa Perry on overcoming social awkwardness – podcast

  16-11-2024 06:00
  
  ‘Narcissists – only more devious’: Anita Chaudhuri explores the world of the Dark Empath and how to recognise the danger signs; ‘Henry VIII is a serial killer and abuser’: what’s behind the flood of 21st-century retellings of the Tudors, including the new TV series The Mirror and the Light?; and Philippa Perry advises one reader on how to circumnavigate emotional hesitancy. Continue reading...
  
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• World's Most Polluting Cities Revealed at COP29; China and U.S. Top List

  15-11-2024 17:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Huff Post Environment Cities in Asia and the United States emit the largest amount of heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combine observations and artificial intelligence. Of the seven states or provinces that spew the most greenhouse gases, six are in China and one—Texas—is in the U.S., as reported Friday by Climate TRACE, an organization co-founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
  
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• Have breakfast for dinner, let kids sleep in their clothes … and 12 other easy tips for better evenings

  15-11-2024 16:00
  
  Feeling frazzled and drained at the end of the day? Try these expert micro-habitsIf you’re often tempted to reach for a ready meal at the end of a busy day, it may be a good idea to add some ultra-easy home-cooked suppers to your arsenal. Nutritionist Sophie Trotman’s secret weapon is breakfast for dinner – particularly when it’s high protein, as the macronutrient is satiating and helps to keep blood sugar balanced. “My ‘fast food&rsqu
  
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• Osher Günsberg: ‘The worst thing is being told the pain is all in your head. But holy moly, was it empowering!’

  15-11-2024 15:00
  
  From hard-partying TV star to mindfulness-practising family guy, Günsberg says he got really lucky in life. But he also got osteoarthritis in his 30sGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOsher Günsberg keeps stopping to smell the flowers. As we walk along Sydney’s eastern coastline, he cuts himself off mid-sentence to point out warrigal greens (“cook them like kale or spinach, they’re really good”) and ginger (someone will pinch it soon, he says, given &ldq
  
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• FBI Says Bigoted Text Messages Also Sent to LGBTQ and Hispanic People

  15-11-2024 14:51 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday that a spate of offensive text messages sent after Donald Trump's victory—apparently aimed at Black Americans—had expanded to target Hispanic and LGBTQ people. The earlier messages used slurs and instructed recipients to pick cotton, and the new wave of messages were sent to Hispanics and LGBTQ people, in some cases telling people they were chosen for deportation or should report to a...
  
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• ‘I couldn’t tell my parents I loved them’: documentary-maker Duncan Cowles on giving silent men a voice

  15-11-2024 12:00
  
  The Scottish film-maker on bringing humour to his look at male emotional repression, being compared to Louis Theroux, and his problems with reality TVSilence is golden – at least where men are concerned. The “strong, silent type” endures as an aspirational archetype, whether you are a man yourself, or simply someone who interacts with them. In popular fiction, the Jack Reacher action novels have sold about 100m copies. The big man’s catchphrase is, tellingly, not a p
  
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• Author Ka Hancock Releases Her Third Novel: "Ivy in Stills"

  15-11-2024 11:11 via pr.com
  
  Set on two coasts, with two parents who are guarding a secret that is about to burst a few lives at the seams. Available now and for pre-order at Amazon. [PR.com]
  
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• The Elevate Institute is Now Enrolling for the Alaska Healing Cruise

  15-11-2024 09:00 via pr.com
  
  The Elevate Institute Presents the Alaska Healing Cruise. Round trip from Seattle, Washington on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth. Scheduled from August 21 through 28 2025. A Woman Only Retreat for professionals going through a life transition and want support with the transformation. For this voyage, when you attend with them, you'll receive life-changing healings, activations and attend workshops that change how you think about [PR.com]
  
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• The Guardian view on regulating psychotherapy: people need help to find safe help | Editorial

  14-11-2024 19:51
  
  A new legal framework for talking therapies would take careful work. But better signposting could happen nowHundreds of thousands of people each year in the UK seek help from counsellors and psychotherapists. But the case earlier this year of Ella Janneh, who was awarded £217,000 in damages after suing a sex therapist for personal injury and negligence, has reignited calls for statutory regulation.This was considered by the last Labour government, is backed by a number of MPs, and is certa
  
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• AI Method Can Spot Potential Disease Faster and Better Than Can Humans

  14-11-2024 16:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA "deep learning" artificial intelligence model can identify pathology, or signs of disease, in images of human tissue much faster—and often more accurately—than can people. The development could dramatically speed up the pace of disease-related research. It also holds potential for improved medical diagnosis, such as detecting cancer from a biopsy image in a matter of minutes, a process that typically takes a human pathologist several hours.
  
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• "AI Alone" Outperforms "AI+Doctors" in Medical Diagnosis Study

  14-11-2024 16:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthDo doctors make more accurate diagnoses when they have access to artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and how do AI-assisted doctors compare with AI operating on its own? In a surprising study of 50 doctors, published in JAMA Network Open, doctors did not make more accurate diagnoses when they had access to AI, yet AI operating alone outperformed doctors. "Adding a human physician to the mix actually reduced diagnostic accuracy," said one of the...
  
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• Using abbreviations in text messages comes across as less sincere, study finds

  14-11-2024 15:30
  
  People who use abbreviations were less likely to receive responses, analysis by psychologists foundReducing your texts to a flurry of abbreviations could have unintended consequences, according to researchers who found that wordless exchanges were more likely to convey “idrc” than “ily”.Psychologists analysed messages from more than 5,000 people across eight studies and found that those who used abbreviations were deemed less sincere and were less likely to receive respon
  
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• Secrets of happiness: the happiness hacks backed up by science – podcast

  14-11-2024 06:00
  
  At a moment when the world feels like a particularly unsettling place, Science Weekly is asking what it is that makes humans happy – and how we can bring more happiness into our lives.In episode two, Ian Sample asks which happiness strategies are backed up by science. He hears from Elizabeth Dunn, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, who recently scrutinised a whole lot of happiness research to work out which recommendations are most reliableClips: 9NEWSSupport
  
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• Iran Sets Up Mental Health Clinic to "Treat" Women Who Won't Wear Hijab

  13-11-2024 16:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthA mental health clinic will now "treat" Iranian women who resist wearing a hijab. The Clinic for Quitting Hijab Removal is an effort by the Islamic Republic to quash female dissent that has swept the country since the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising in 2022. The center claims to be "for the scientific and psychological treatment of removing the hijab, specifically for the teenage generation, young adults, and women seeking social and Islamic...
  
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• Even If You Can't Hit 10,000 Steps a Day, Walking Has Many Benefits

  13-11-2024 16:35 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsMedical experts agree that walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, bolster fitness, and prevent disease. It helps meet recommendations that adults get at least 2½ hours of moderate physical activity every week, thereby cutting the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, dementia, depression, and many types of cancer. Walking also lowers blood sugar levels, is good for bone health, reduces weight, and improves sle
  
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• After Trump Pledges to Cut Trans Protection, Students Flood Hotlines

  13-11-2024 16:35 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportTransgender youth in the U.S. have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. One ad summed up Mr. Trump's stance on rights for trans and nonbinary Americans: "Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for you." In the U.S., 5.5% of high school students identify as transgender or question their gender, and many of these students now report worrying about their...
  
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• Top U.S. Climate Advisor Vows "We Won't Revert Back" After Trump Victory

  13-11-2024 16:34 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS ScienceDespite the U-turn President-Elect Trump will make on climate change, America won't return to the 1950s, said U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta Monday at the U.N. climate talks, COP29. He said Trump will likely pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement and try to roll back a 2022 law that provides $375 billion in climate spending. "Are we facing new headwinds? Absolutely. But we won't revert back to the energy system of the 1950s. No way,"...
  
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• Ohio Senate Passes Bill Limiting Trans Student Access to Bathrooms

  13-11-2024 16:34 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe Ohio Senate approved a ban Wednesday on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Governor Mike DeWine. The Republican-backed bill applies to public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. It requires the schools to designate separate bathrooms and locker rooms "for the exclusive use" of either males and females, based on one's gender assigned at or near birth.
  
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• Bhutan to Build "Mindfulness City" to Attract Investment and Create Jobs

  12-11-2024 07:06 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportBhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that brought the world the concept of gross national happiness, is set to build a "mindfulness city" and will launch a $100 million bond issue on Monday to help start the project. The "Gelephu Mindfulness City" will link South Asia to Southeast Asia, officials said, and will promote walking and cycling to reduce emissions, green spaces for meditation and relaxation, mindfulness-based education, wellness centers, and...
  
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• After the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alcohol Use in U.S. Remains Elevated

  12-11-2024 07:06 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthHeavy alcohol use in the U.S. rose by 20% during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it remained elevated after the pandemic in 2022, posing serious health risks. This trend took place across most demographics, with the highest rise among adults aged 40-49. Researchers believe pandemic stress may have normalized drinking, contributing to sustained higher levels of alcohol use. In response, health experts urge more interventions to address this public...
  
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• Secrets of happiness: what makes a country happy? – podcast

  12-11-2024 01:05
  
  At a moment when the world feels like a particularly unsettling place, Science Weekly is asking what it is that makes humans happy – and how can we bring more happiness into our lives?In episode one, Ian Sample asks what makes a country happy? Johannes Eichstaedt, assistant professor of psychology and human-centred AI at Stanford University, explains why the Nordic countries often rank highly in the annual World Happiness Report, and what we can learn if we look beyond themClips: Good Morn
  
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• Exhaustion at work can lead to difficulty controlling emotions, scientists say

  11-11-2024 21:00
  
  Working long hours can lead to people having issues moderating behaviour due to ‘ego depletion’, research showsIf a hard day in the office leaves you crabby and uncooperative, you may have an excuse: scientists say exercising self-restraint can exhaust parts of the brain related to decision-making and impulse control, leaving you less able to manage your behaviour towards others.The researchers say their results tie into the theory of “ego depletion” – a controversi
  
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• Why music from your younger years leaves a lasting impact

  11-11-2024 05:02 via us.cnn.com
  
  Music is an extremely powerful cue for remembering what has happened before in our lives.
  
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• After Trump's Win, Some Women Consider Joining 4B Movement

  10-11-2024 17:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthSince Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, there's been a surge of interest in the U.S. for 4B. Young liberal women across TikTok and Instagram are sharing information about the South Korean feminist movement in which straight women refuse to marry, have children, date, or have sex with men. These women say they are fed up after a majority of male voters backed a candidate found liable for sexual abuse, and who helped overturn...
  
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• Why ADHD Diagnoses Are Becoming More and More Common

  10-11-2024 17:47 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthAlthough experts have traditionally said that 5-6% of children have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 11.4% had ADHD in 2022. Likewise, the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare reports that in 2022 10.5% of boys and 6% of girls received an ADHD diagnosis—50% more than in 2019. So, what might explain this startling rise? Here are eight possible causes.
  
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• Long COVID May Affect 23% of Patients, AI Tool Reveals

  10-11-2024 17:47 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthA new AI tool identified long COVID in 22.8% of patients, a much higher rate than previously diagnosed. By analyzing extensive health records from nearly 300,000 patients, the algorithm identifies long COVID by distinguishing symptoms linked specifically to SARS-CoV-2 infection rather than pre-existing conditions. This AI approach, known as "precision phenotyping," helps clinicians differentiate long COVID symptoms from other health issues.
  
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• Missed deadlines lead people to judge work more harshly, study says

  10-11-2024 16:47
  
  Research into psychology of people in US and UK suggests it is better to submit work on time rather than perfecting it through procrastinationIs there a job you’re putting off finishing so you can read this story? Well, if new research into procrastination is anything to go by, you’d better get back to it.Scientists studying the psychology of people who leave things to the last minute have found that work that is submitted late tends to be judged more harshly than when a deadline is
  
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• ‘Narcissists – only more devious’: the truth about dark empaths

  10-11-2024 15:00
  
  They seem sensitive and caring – but really they just want to manipulate you. So how do you recognise the danger signs?It isn’t every day that psychologists identify a hot new character archetype. Human design doesn’t usually generate media stories about “the most-talked-about personality trait for autumn/winter”. And yet, something close to this is unfolding with the current fascination with so-called “dark empaths”.On TikTok, the term has been trending
  
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• Remote islands free the imagination – but they also stir up fear

  09-11-2024 17:00
  
  Bestselling author Paula Hawkins set her new book on a fictional tidal island. Here she examines the power and appeal of islandsThere is something about an island that stirs the imagination. Or, in any case, it seems to stir mine.A few years ago, on a trip to the Côte de Granit Rose in Brittany, I walked along seaweed-strewn sands towards one of the many tidal islands dotted along that coastline. As I approached I noticed that on the nearest island, there was a tiny house – a single
  
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• Can a two-letter word really change your life?

  09-11-2024 14:39 via bbc.com
  
  Rejection therapy isn't tailored to individuals in the same way as more established methods with good evidence behind them.
  
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• Why it’s so hard for parents to let their kid quit

  09-11-2024 14:38 via npr.org
  
  How do you have hard conversations with your kids about quitting?
  
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• Cynics not only lose out on friendships, love and opportunity — they’re also wrong about human nature

  09-11-2024 14:37 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Cynicism can drag down civic engagement such as volunteerism, while hope can drive people to take action.
  
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• NeuroDex Awarded Target ALS Biomarker Consortia Grant to Drive Advancements in ALS Research

  09-11-2024 09:00 via pr.com
  
  NeuroDex Awarded Target ALS Biomarker Consortia Grant to Drive Advancements in ALS Research [PR.com]
  
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• Memories Are Not Only in the Brain, Human Cell Study Finds

  09-11-2024 07:23 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthIt's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory function, opening new pathways for understanding how memory works and creating the potential to enhance learning and to treat memory-related afflictions. The study was published in the November 7 issue of the journal Nature Communications.
  
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• How Sound and Music in Toy Ads Reinforce Rigid Gender Norms

  09-11-2024 07:23 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthNew research concludes that the music and soundscapes used in toy commercials are reinforcing rigid gender norms, shaping the way children perceive masculinity and femininity. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that gender stereotypes are not only conveyed through visuals and language but are also deeply embedded in the sound and music in ads targeting children.
  
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• 2027 U.S. Census to Ask Questions on Sexual Orientation and Gender ID

  09-11-2024 07:23 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportQuestions about sexual orientation and gender identity—as well as changes to queries about race and ethnicity—are on track to be asked in the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday. These changes to the American Community Survey will appear in as little as three years, with data from the new and revised questions being available the following year.
  
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• U.S. Authorities Investigate Racist Text Messages in Wake of Election

  09-11-2024 07:22 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - AmericasWithin one day of Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential contest, racist text messages were sent to Black Americans across the country telling them to report to a plantation "to pick cotton." The recipients included Black middle schoolers, college students, and others living in Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania. Some of the messages mentioned the Trump campaign, which strongly denied any connection.
  
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