<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Psychology - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Psychology news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:37:30 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[China Calls for Global Cooperation in AI Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesChina's President Xi Jinping has called for global cooperation on artificial intelligence development, telling a major Shanghai forum that no single country should dominate the AI industry. Xi delivered a keynote address Friday at the World &#8203;Artificial &zwnj;Intelligence Conference. To prevent the creation of what he called "new &#8203;historical injustices" &#8203;in AI, Xi promoted China's role in ensuring equitable access for developing countries to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/china-calls-for-global-cooperation-in-ai-development/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:37:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/china-calls-for-global-cooperation-in-ai-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Replaces Philadelphia Slavery Memorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe Trump administration has replaced panels at Philadelphia's President's House site, where George Washington lived during the 1790s, when the city served as the U.S. capital. The new display mentions that enslaved people lived with and served Washington and his wife, Martha, but is sanitized, say critics. For example, a panel title that originally said "The Dirty Business of Slavery" now says "Celebrating Independence Throughout the Years."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-replaces-philadelphia-slavery-memorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:18:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-replaces-philadelphia-slavery-memorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Test Accurately Predicts Five-Year Alzheimer's Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA blood test for a biomarker known as p-tau217 recently received federal clearance, but it's been unclear whether such tests can accurately predict whether a cognitively healthy individual will develop cognitive impairment&mdash;a key symptom of Alzheimer's disease. Now, a study published in JAMA suggests the value of such tests. The study found that unimpaired people with high levels of p-tau217 had a 38% risk of cognitive impairment over the next...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/blood-test-accurately-predicts-five-year-alzheimers-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:18:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/blood-test-accurately-predicts-five-year-alzheimers-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Many People Say an Apology for the Slave Trade Is Not Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraFor many descendants of enslaved Africans, a formal apology for the transatlantic slave trade is inadequate. As calls for reparations gain momentum, they say an apology without meaningful action cannot counter generations of injustice. The debate is receiving global attention after the "Next Steps" conference on slavery and reparatory justice, held in Accra June 17-19, brought together heads of state, policymakers, legal experts, and civil...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-many-people-say-an-apology-for-the-slave-trade-is-not-enough/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:43:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-many-people-say-an-apology-for-the-slave-trade-is-not-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Pregnancy Changes the Brain in Surprising New Ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers have found that every pregnancy rewires the brain in its own way, with a second pregnancy bringing a different pattern of changes than the first. This finding, reported in the journal Nature Communications, could lead to better treatments of maternal mental health challenges, including peripartum depression. The study also identified links between structural changes in the brain and peripartum depression during both first and second...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/second-pregnancy-changes-the-brain-in-surprising-new-ways/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:43:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/second-pregnancy-changes-the-brain-in-surprising-new-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists May Have Solved Mystery of Earth's Largest Mass Extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsWhy do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests that the answer lies in Earth's greatest mass extinction, when warming oceans and falling oxygen levels wiped out animals that couldn't adapt. Species with body plans and metabolisms better suited to the changing conditions survived and went on to dominate the seas, offering a glimpse of how modern marine life could respond to climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-may-have-solved-mystery-of-earths-largest-mass-extinction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:43:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-may-have-solved-mystery-of-earths-largest-mass-extinction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gray Whales Facing "Catastrophic" Depletion From Climate Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisClimate change is driving a gray whale "catastrophic mortality event" in the Pacific Ocean as melting sea ice depletes food sources and the whales starve, environmental groups warn. Meanwhile, ship strikes, oil spills, and microplastic pollution are also likely contributing to a die-off that has nearly halved the whales' estimated population. The population has fallen from 20,000 in 2019 to fewer than 13,000 in 2026, and the deaths appear to be...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gray-whales-facing-catastrophic-depletion-from-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:43:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gray-whales-facing-catastrophic-depletion-from-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earliest Right-Handedness Emerged 550 Million Years Ago, Fossil Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthScientists have uncovered what may be the earliest evidence of "right-handedness" in the animal kingdom, dating back more than half a billion years. The discovery comes from the fossil record of Spriggina floundersi, an organism that lived about 550 million years ago. These new findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, suggest that the origins of left-right asymmetry in animals evolved far earlier than previously recognized.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/earliest-right-handedness-emerged-550-million-years-ago-fossil-suggests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:43:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/earliest-right-handedness-emerged-550-million-years-ago-fossil-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Smartphone Bans Don't Boost Student Mental Health, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostSchools around the world are increasingly restricting phone use. The hope is that limiting access to smartphones during the school day will reduce distractions, improve behavior, protect students from online harms, and support learning. Some schools even ban smart phones from the premises. Yet a new study, published in BMJ Mental Health, finds that smartphone restrictions do not appear to meaningfully improve pupils' quality of life or mental...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/school-smartphone-bans-dont-boost-student-mental-health-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/school-smartphone-bans-dont-boost-student-mental-health-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Pivot on Face Masks Changed Republican Behavior, Not Beliefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostWhen public health crises occur, people must first be persuaded that a medical intervention works before they'll adopt it, right? Actually, a large study published in the American Sociological Review challenges this assumption. By tracking reactions to former President Donald Trump's unexpected endorsement of face masks in 2020, the study found that President Trump's supporters readily adopted the behavior without altering their private beliefs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-pivot-on-face-masks-changed-republican-behavior-not-beliefs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-pivot-on-face-masks-changed-republican-behavior-not-beliefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Probe Finds Mass Killings, Gang Rapes in Sudan Amount to Genocide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraSudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed genocide in the city of el-Fasher, carrying out mass killings, gang rapes, and starvation as part of an intentional policy, a United Nations investigation has found. The UN Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan released its findings Wednesday, concluding that the RSF's systematic campaign of violence against civilians amounted to genocide, building on a February report that identified hallmarks of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-probe-finds-mass-killings-gang-rapes-in-sudan-amount-to-genocide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-probe-finds-mass-killings-gang-rapes-in-sudan-amount-to-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Challenges Major Assumption About Why We Bond With Our Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study suggests that friends tend to have slightly similar personalities, but simply being alike does not do a good job of predicting friendship satisfaction. For that, what matters more is whether friends possess generally positive traits. The findings, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, suggest that how people perceive the quality of their friends' personalities is more important than strict personality...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-challenges-major-assumption-about-why-we-bond-with-our-friends/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-challenges-major-assumption-about-why-we-bond-with-our-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dark Side of Weight Loss Drugs: Ozempic's Surprising Hidden Cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyGLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are often celebrated as game-changing solutions, but new research reveals a surprising social twist. People who lose weight using these medications may actually face more judgment than those who lose weight through diet and exercise&mdash;or even those who don't lose weight at all. The stigma seems rooted in a perception that these drugs are an "easy way out," which in practice is often far from the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-dark-side-of-weight-loss-drugs-ozempics-surprising-hidden-cost/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-dark-side-of-weight-loss-drugs-ozempics-surprising-hidden-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chatbots Can Help Perpetuate Stigma About Certain Health Conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: SciencePeople with certain illnesses&mdash;such as schizophrenia, depression, and AIDS&mdash;can face stigma that makes it harder to get a job, receive medical care, or just interact with others. Now, a study published this week in Nature Health finds such health conditions can trigger subtle but potentially damaging discrimination from another source: artificial intelligence chatbots. The results suggest that AI may perpetuate&mdash;rather than...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatbots-can-help-perpetuate-stigma-about-certain-health-conditions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatbots-can-help-perpetuate-stigma-about-certain-health-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conflict, Climate Change, Cash-Strapped: Why Poverty Persists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesOne in ten people remain in extreme poverty, over two billion face moderate or severe food insecurity, and the number affected by climate-related disasters has more than doubled since 2015. That's according to data from the United Nations published in a report today. Although the international community agreed more than a decade ago adopt goals such as ending hunger by 2030&mdash;and progress has been made regarding some goals&mdash;many other areas are...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/conflict-climate-change-cash-strapped-why-poverty-persists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/conflict-climate-change-cash-strapped-why-poverty-persists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Do Human Thinking and AI Have to Offer Each Other?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceThe Association for Psychological Science has released a special issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science on the intersection of psychology and AI. Public debates often frame AI as a rival to human intelligence&mdash;something that will eventually outperform and perhaps replace humans. The authors in this journal issue largely reject that framing, however, envisioning complementary intelligences and intellectual partnerships that deepen...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-do-human-thinking-and-ai-have-to-offer-each-other/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:38:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-do-human-thinking-and-ai-have-to-offer-each-other/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Can Remove History and Climate Info, Court Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisThe Trump administration does not have to reinstate materials related to climate change, immigration and slavery that it has removed from national parks, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday. It's the latest twist in a legal battle over how history is remembered at American public monuments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-can-remove-history-and-climate-info-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:38:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-can-remove-history-and-climate-info-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From AI to "Killer Robots": U.N. Chief Issues Urgent Governance Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsU.N. chief Ant&oacute;nio Guterres appealed Monday for far-reaching worldwide controls on AI. Addressing the inaugural U.N. Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, he asked that safety come first, especially when it comes to protecting children from manipulation and abuse. The President of the General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, also urged collective action, noting that a reported 99% of deepfakes are sexual in nature, and 96% target women and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/from-ai-to-killer-robots-un-chief-issues-urgent-governance-call/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:38:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/from-ai-to-killer-robots-un-chief-issues-urgent-governance-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does a Reliance on AI Weaken Our Cognitive Skills?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorIn many areas of work and life, generative AI tools offer such great gains in efficiency that using them is hard to resist, which raises a question: Will relying on AI weaken our cognitive skills, or can it enhance them? While early research suggested that certain skills might weaken, recent studies paint a more complex picture. Passive use can lead to skill decay, but more structured, deliberate use may actually boost critical thinking and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/does-a-reliance-on-ai-weaken-our-cognitive-skills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/does-a-reliance-on-ai-weaken-our-cognitive-skills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[APA to Launch the Center for Behavioral Science and AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorArtificial intelligence is developing at a pace that few of us fully anticipated&mdash;reshaping how we work, how we learn, how we relate to one another, and how we make decisions that affect millions of lives. And yet, in the rush to build faster, smarter, and more capable systems, something critical has been missing: the science of human behavior. To help fill that gap, the American Psychological Association is launching the Center for Behavioral...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apa-to-launch-the-center-for-behavioral-science-and-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apa-to-launch-the-center-for-behavioral-science-and-ai/</guid></item></channel></rss>