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• "Selfie Zones," Misting Towers, Might Reduce Scenic-Spot Drownings

  18-10-2015 15:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthAt Yosemite National Park in California, most accidental deaths are water-related, with people trying to cool off or take pictures, new research shows. More than 80 percent of the park’s water-related fatalities involve the Merced River and the Mist Trail that runs alongside it, researchers write in the journal Injury Prevention. “We see people have a lot of biases in their head that they are somewhat exceptional,” said lead author Deborah...
  
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• Premature Birth May Weaken Brain Connections

  18-10-2015 15:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyBabies born prematurely face an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric problems that may be due to weakened connections in brain networks linked to attention, communication and the processing of emotions, according to new research.
  
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• Girl in Nepal Gets Her Period and Is Banished to the Shed

  18-10-2015 15:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsWhen a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.
  
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• Why we find average faces the most attractive

  18-10-2015 07:00
  
  We may put beautiful people on billboards, but it’s the average looking we’re drawn to, says Richard Stephens
  Why might you be attracted to one face over another? It’s an age-old question thought to be too subjective to be worth serious scientific scrutiny, until recently. The multimillion-pound cosmetics industry demonstrates the huge level of interest in how we look. But attractiveness is not, as you might at first think, linked with distinctiveness; it’s actually the o
  
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• Are left-handed people really more creative?

  18-10-2015 07:00
  
  Does it matter if you are left or right handed? Take this simple test to see what your level of ‘handedness’ reveals about youWe’re often told that left-handed people are more creative. When it comes to evidence, the jury’s still out, but the hand you prefer is less important than how much you prefer it: that is, whether you’re one-handed or ambidextrous. For each of these activities, which hand do you use – always left, usually left, both equally, usually rig
  
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