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• Some People with Schizophrenia Fight Stigma on Social Media

  29-08-2024 11:17 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsPeople with schizophrenia have been challenging the stigma of their mental disorder by posting on social media, trying to dispel the myth that they're prone to injuring themselves or others. "People will treat me like I am dangerous just because of my illness," said Kody Green, who creates social media content about schizophrenia. Yet, "studies show that people with schizophrenia are more likely to be victims of violent crime than the...
  
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• Top South Korea Court Says Climate Law Doesn't Protect Basic Rights

  29-08-2024 11:16 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportSouth Korea's top court said on Thursday the climate change law did not protect basic human rights and lacks targets to shield future generations, in a landmark ruling after activists blamed the government for failing to effectively tackle climate change. About 200 plaintiffs, including young climate activists, filed petitions to the court, arguing that their government was violating its citizens' human rights by not doing enough on climate...
  
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• Google Relaunching Problematic Tool for AI-Generated Images

  29-08-2024 11:16 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsGoogle has retooled its controversial Gemini artificial intelligence tool for generating images of people, and made it customizable. Google originally launched the Gemini AI image-generation program earlier this year but pulled it after it produced controversial images that led to many accusing the program of having biases. Among the images that led to claims of bias were those that depicted a Black viking, an Asian Nazi soldier, and a female...
  
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• Summer picks: the science of ‘weird shit’ – podcast

  29-08-2024 06:00
  
  The psychologist Chris French has spent decades studying paranormal claims and mysterious experiences, from seemingly impossible coincidences to paintings that purportedly predict the future. In this episode from April 2024, Ian Sample sits down with French to explore why so many of us believe in what he terms ‘weird shit’, and what we can learn from understanding why we are drawn to mysterious and mystic phenomena Continue reading...
  
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