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• Government Tells Schools in England Not to Teach About Gender Identity

  16-05-2024 09:37 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - UK PoliticsSchools in England should not teach about gender identity, according to new draft guidance from government officials. Government sources told BBC News on Wednesday about plans to ban sex education for under-nines, as well as teaching about gender identity. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the new guidance would ensure children were not "exposed to disturbing content," but teachers have said there is no evidence of a widespread problem.
  
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• Climate Change May Worsen Stroke, Migraine, Alzheimer's

  16-05-2024 09:37 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsClimate change is likely to make brain conditions like stroke, migraine, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis even worse, a new review warns. The potential effects of a changing climate is likely to be substantial on a range of neurological conditions, researchers report Wednesday in The Lancet Neurology journal. For the review, researchers analyzed data from 332 studies published between 1968 and 2023.
  
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• Gov. Ron Desantis Signs Law Erasing Climate Change From Florida Policy

  16-05-2024 09:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsWith summer's extreme heat and this year's hurricane season rolling into Florida next month, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday that will erase the words "climate change" from state statutes effective July 1. The new law aims to ensure the availability of "energy for the state in a manner that promotes the health and welfare of the public and economic growth," according to the Florida House of Representatives legislative analysis.
  
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• Cognitive Decline Rates Higher Among Older Native Americans

  16-05-2024 09:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsHigh rates of blood vessel-damaging conditions like hypertension or diabetes may be driving up rates of cognitive decline and dementia among older American Indians, new research suggests. The study, based on data from nearly 400 participants followed more than 30 years, found that 54% of American Indians ages 72 to 95 had some form of impairment in their thinking and/or memory skills. The report appeared Wednesday in the journal Alzheimer's &..
  
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• 90% of Floridians Believe Climate Change Is Happening

  16-05-2024 09:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyThe latest "Florida Climate Resilience Survey" found that 90% of Floridians believe that climate change is happening. Belief in human-caused climate change has surged among Florida Independents while slipping to 40% among Republicans, down from 45% last fall. The survey also found that 68% of respondents want state government to do more about climate change, and 69% want the federal government to do more.
  
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• AI, algorithms and apps: can dating be boiled down to a science? – podcast

  16-05-2024 06:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Last week the founder of the dating app Bumble forecasted a near future dating landscape where AI ‘dating concierges’ filter out prospective partners for us. But does AI, or even science, really understand what makes two people compatible? Madeleine Finlay speaks to Amie Gordon, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, to find out what we know about why two people go the distance, and why she’s designing her own dating app to learn more.Clips: BloombergR
  
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