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• AI Affecting 2024 Presidential Race, But Not in the Way Experts Feared

  21-09-2024 10:03 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportWith the 2024 election looming—the first since generative artificial intelligence became popular—experts feared the worst: social media flooded with AI-generated deepfakes that were so realistic, baffled voters wouldn't know what to believe. So far, that hasn't happened. Instead, what voters are seeing is far more absurd: A video of former President Donald Trump riding a cat while wielding an assault rifle. Still, even absurd memes can have...
  
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• Study Reveals How Brain Cells Help Us Sense the Flow of Time

  26-09-2024 17:05 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA landmark study has helped unravel one of the fundamental mysteries in neuroscience—how the human brain encodes and makes sense of the flow of time and experiences. The research, published in the journal Nature, directly recorded the activity of individual neurons in humans and found specific types of brain cells fired in a way that mostly mirrored the order and structure of a person's experience.
  
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• California to Apologize for State's Role in Slavery and Racism

  26-09-2024 17:05 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportCalifornia will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law Governor Gavin Newsom signed Thursday. The legislation was part of a package of reparations bills introduced this year that seek to compensate for decades of policies that contributed to racial disparities for African Americans. Newsom also approved laws to improve protections against hair discrimination for athletes.
  
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• Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage with King's Signature

  25-09-2024 19:05 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsThailand's King Maha Vajiralonghorn signed a same-sex marriage bill into law late Tuesday, becoming the first nation in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex marriages. The new law, which will take effect on Jan. 22, grants same-sex couples adoption and heritage rights and users gender-neutral language to replace "men," "women," "wives" and "husbands." Thai public support for the law was 96.6% in a 2023 government survey.
  
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• FBI Report Shows Rise in Hate Crimes Against LGBTQ+ Community

  25-09-2024 19:04 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsA new FBI crime report shows the number of U.S. hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community increased in 2023. In its annual Crime in the Nation report, released Monday, the FBI recorded 2,402 incidents last year related to sexual orientation. That number is up from 1,947 incidents in 2022. All told, the report found that more than one in five U.S. hate crimes last year—and the year before—was motivated by bias against members of the LGB
  
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• Europe's Colonial Wrongs Still Fuel Racial Disparities, Report Concludes

  25-09-2024 19:04 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportRacial disparities in Europe cannot be fully resolved if legacies of colonialism and slavery are ignored, a report by a EU-wide network of anti-racism groups said Wednesday. The "Europe's Original Sin" report analyzed how six former colonial powers—Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain—used policies and laws that excluded certain racial groups, and how these historical wrongs continue to fuel racial disparities today.
  
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• Nora Mental Health Expands with New Practice in Columbus, Ohio

  25-09-2024 16:21 via pr.com
  
  noramentalhealth.com/columbusNora Mental Health, a leading provider of compassionate and comprehensive mental health services, is excited to announce the opening of its newest practice in Columbus, Ohio. Under the leadership of Bob and Kimberly Baker, the Columbus practice is now open and accepting new patients, offering a full spectrum of mental health services to the community.Located at 2740 Airport Dr., Suite 135, [PR.com]
  
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• Tiona D. Harris Honored as a VIP for Fall 2024 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)

  25-09-2024 09:00 via pr.com
  
  Tiona D. Harris of Paterson, New Jersey, has been recognized as a VIP for Fall 2024 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized). This prestigious distinction acknowledges her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. Tiona will be included in the Fall 2024 issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine, alongside other accomplished women who have demonstrated excellence in their [PR.com]
  
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• A grey matter? Nature, nurture and the study of forming political leanings

  25-09-2024 08:00
  
  Researchers find minuscule difference in the amygdala – a region of the brain linked to threat perceptionWhere does our personal politics come from? Does it trace back to our childhood, the views that surround us, the circumstances we are raised in? Is it all about nurture – or does nature have a say through the subtle levers of DNA? And where, in all of this, is the brain?Scientists have delved seriously into the roots of political belief for the past 50 years, prompted by the rise
  
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• Most Americans Support Climate Reforms. Why Won't Congress Deliver?

  24-09-2024 09:02 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsMore than 60% of Americans say Congress should do more about climate change, but Congress is split. The Inflation Reduction Act, hailed as "the most significant climate action in U.S. history," passed in 2022 without a single Republican vote. Likewise, in 2023 Democrats voted for pro-environmental legislation more than 90% of the time, but Republicans did so less than 5% of the time. So, why won't Congress deliver what the American people want?
  
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• Feminist Leader Wendi Williams Elected APA President

  24-09-2024 09:01 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: APA Press ReleasesWendi Williams, provost of Fielding Graduate University, has been elected 2026 president of the American Psychological Association. A psychologist, advocate, and educator, Williams focuses her work on the inner lives of Black women and girls. Blending ideas from liberation psychology and feminist perspectives to guide her work, she is known for helping diverse women and girls thrive while pushing for meaningful change in organizations and...
  
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• Canadian Medical Association Apologizes to Indigenous Groups

  24-09-2024 09:01 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceThe Canadian Medical Association last week apologized to indigenous peoples in Canada—First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples—for the role it played in contributing to medical racism and research misconduct since its founding in 1867. The apology, presented at an emotional ceremony that included indigenous practices of song, dance, and saging, comes as Canadian organizations and the federal government are working to reconcile with...
  
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• From The Office to Breaking Bad: what is the neuroscience of chronic TV rewatching? | Anjum Naweed for the Conversation

  24-09-2024 06:41
  
  Encountering nostalgia is like autoloading and hitting play on past positive experiences, elevating desire and regulating moodGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHow often do you find yourself hitting “play” on an old favourite, reliving the same TV episodes you’ve seen before – or even know by heart?I’m a chronic rewatcher. Episodes of sitcoms such as Blackadder (1983–89), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–21), Doc Martin (2004–22) a
  
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• Do you strive to be in control of your life? It might be holding you back ...

  23-09-2024 12:00
  
  Beyond being in or out of control, there is an alternative – and it’s one of the building blocks to living wellMy family was recently taken down by a brutal stomach bug. It took us out one by one, and although nothing could be more predictable in a household with a child who has recently started nursery, the biblical brutality of the symptoms took me by surprise. I think I had better leave it at that.While I have recovered physically, I am still reeling from the psychological vulnera
  
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• Psilocybin Better Than Antidepressants for Overall Well-Being, Study Finds

  23-09-2024 09:03 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthA study comparing psilocybin to the SSRI escitalopram found both drugs improved depressive symptoms similarly over six months, but psilocybin offered additional psychosocial benefits. Patients taking psilocybin reported a greater sense of meaning, psychological connectedness, and improved social functioning. These results suggest that psilocybin could provide a more holistic treatment option for depression, addressing both symptoms and overall...
  
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• How did ‘learned helplessness’ become commonly used to describe US voters?

  22-09-2024 17:00
  
  The psychology term is now a political expression as Americans across party lines report feeling powerless“Biden Is Trying to Jolt Us Out of Learned Helplessness About Trump,” read the headline of a New York Times op-ed in January, which argued that “[Donald] Trump’s exhausting provocations” were wearing out voters who saw opposing the former president’s re-election as a “doomed project”.Six months later, the mood was slightly more optimistic. Joe
  
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• I decided to spend a day as a dog. It was completely idyllic, at first ... | Emma Beddington

  22-09-2024 15:00
  Being human is so complicated – all that doubt, dread and self-loathing. Dogs have a much better time of it. But can I access their world of pure sensation?You know how sometimes you think you’ve had a brilliant idea, then it bites you in the bum like an athletic but mean jack russell? Suggesting I could “live like a dog for a day to see if they’re happier” turned out to be one of those.It seemed so promising. When I heard the title of the philosopher Mark Rowlands&
  
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• A stitch in time: why clothes are such vivid reminders of the life we’ve led

  22-09-2024 14:00
  
  What we wear tells the world who we are, but open any wardrobe and the clothes reveal deep memories of our true selvesOn my first birthday I was given a charm bracelet and over the years various friends and relations gave me little charms to put on it: a tiny tennis racket, a dog that looked a bit (but not very) like ours, a key for my 21st birthday. Once I earned my own money, I occasionally bought a charm and added it to the bracelet – and it slowly grew into a miniature record of my lif
  
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• Harvard Grads Raise $600K and Are Accepted Into Prestigious Techstars Accelerator to Tackle Youth Mental Health Crisis with AI

  21-09-2024 09:00 via pr.com
  
  Two Harvard graduates are building a platform called Inner Peak that blends the best of AI and world-class therapist expertise through coaching and video content to provide 24/7 personalized mental wellness support for students and critical insights and wellbeing initiative tracking for schools. They were recently accepted into the Techstars Economic Mobility accelerator in New York (~1% acceptance rate) and closed a [PR.com]
  
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• Mental Health Concerns Are a Huge Part of Primary Care Practice

  21-09-2024 06:22 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthAn examination of over 350 million primary care visits for 4.8 million people found that mental health concerns were second only to musculoskeletal complaints in everyday care. One in nine patients sought care mainly for a mental health concern. In mid-life, that number rose to one in five patients. Mental health concerns were as common as respiratory and cardiovascular complaints, and were more common than infections, injuries, digestive, or...
  
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• Live episode: will AI make a good companion? – podcast

  21-09-2024 06:00
  
  In a special episode recorded live at the British Science Festival, Madeleine Finlay and guests explore the question: will AI make a good companion?AI could give us new ways to tackle difficult problems, from young people’s mental health issues to isolation in care homes. It also raises challenging questions about the increasing role of tech in our personal lives.To explore these questions, Madeleine is joined by the Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample; Tony Prescott, a professor o
  
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• If Eton can do it … Public speaking advice from state-educated experts

  20-09-2024 12:04
  
  As state schools are called upon to improve pupils’ debating skills, how can students build their confidence?This week Jonathan Noakes, the director of teaching and learning at Eton, said state schools should be doing more to improve their pupils’ public speaking skills by setting up debating societies. How can students gain confidence in speaking to an audience if this opportunity isn’t available at school? Four state-educated public speakers explain how they found their voice
  
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• Would You Let Artificial Intelligence Plan Your Next Vacation?

  20-09-2024 09:39 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBCNews - BusinessArtificial intelligence is pervading many areas of our life, and travel planning no different. Vacationers are now using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Microsoft's Copilot, and dedicated travel AI sites such as Trip Planner and Ask Layla. According to a recent British survey, one in ten respondents say they've used AI for travel planning, and one in five said they will probably use it in the future. Here are tips on using...
  
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• Trump Says If He Loses, "Jewish People Would Have a Lot to Do" With It

  20-09-2024 09:39 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthFormer President Donald Trump said Thursday at a Washington, D.C., event on combating antisemitism that Jews who vote for Kamala Harris "should have their head examined." He also claimed that if he lost the election, "Jewish people would have a lot to do with that." His comments follow controversial remarks that he made on March 18 that "any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion." Roughly 65% of Jewish voters say they...
  
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• One in Five UK Doctors Report Using AI Chatbots, Large Study Finds

  20-09-2024 09:39 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyOne in five general practitioner (GP) doctors in the United Kingdom report that they are now using generative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, in their clinical workflows. The results, based on a survey of more than 1,000 GPs, highlight the rapidly growing role of AI in healthcare—a development that has the potential to revolutionize patient care but also raises significant ethical and safety concerns.
  
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• Ghana Finally Signs Gender Equality Bill Into Law After Long Struggle

  20-09-2024 09:38 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - AfricaGhana's president signed into law on Thursday a nearly 30-year-old gender equity bill that had been shuffled between parliaments starting in the 1990s until the legislature passed it in July this year. The law includes affirmative action and promotes the participation of women in parliament and other state agencies from a minimum of 30% this year to 50% by 2030, in line with the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goal of achieving gender equality by...
  
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• Experts Urge U.N. to Lay Foundations for Global Governance of AI

  20-09-2024 08:04 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA high-powered U.N. advisory body said Thursday that global governance of artificial intelligence is "imperative" and urged the United Nations to lay the foundations for global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology. In a 100-page report, the group said AI "is transforming our world," offering tremendous potential for good, but said it could also "upend the world of work," create autonomous weapons, and pose risks to peace and...
  
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• Power Your Job Search with Mental Wellness Guide Created by the Adam Project Org

  19-09-2024 17:45 via pr.com
  
  Millions of people are searching for a new job.Naturally, an emotional part of the journey is the anxiety and depression that can accompany the search.So many unknowns. So many stressors.Argggggggghhhhhhhhh.It doesn't have to be that way.Their new guide provides tips and resources for all parts of the journey including: The Job Hunt, Interviewing, The Offer, Lay-offs and Terminations, Burnout, Search Tips, and [PR.com]
  
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• Studies Reveal Keys to Motivating Empathy and Making It Stick

  19-09-2024 08:02 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Scientific AmericanEmpathy is often defined as the capacity to understand what someone else is thinking and feeling. Because empathy can allow people to connect across political, racial, and economic divides, it lays a foundation for acts of cooperation and caring that allow diverse societies to flourish. Higher levels of empathy are also tied to individual well-being and broader social cohesion. So, how can people be motivated to empathize with one another?
  
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• Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Help ALS Patient Speak Again

  19-09-2024 08:02 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - HealthUsing artificial intelligence, doctors have found a way to give people who lost their voice to ALS the ability to speak again. The technology involves surgically implanting a tiny device smaller than an M&M directly onto the brain. In mere moments, a computer then translates brain activity into words, then into sentences and meaningful phrases, but it didn't end there. The system can even render speech that resembles the patient's pre-ALS voice.
  
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