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• Reckon you were born without a brain for maths? Highly unlikely

  26-03-2016 10:00
  
  Maths is not about learning times tables, it’s about spotting patterns in everything we experience and using them to plan and invent It’s extraordinary what a badge of honour it is in our culture to declare: “I’m terrible at maths. I just don’t have the brain for it.” You’d never get someone in India or China confessing to such a thing. Maths is regarded in such high esteem that admitting you can’t do it is akin to announcing you’re illiterat
  
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• Improving Therapy for Generalized Anxiety

  26-03-2016 09:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIntegrating motivational interviewing with cognitive behavioral therapy improves long-term patient improvement rates than CBT alone, results of a five-year, randomized clinical trial of a new combined treatment approach for severe generalized anxiety disorder suggest.
  
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• How Jewelry Is Helping to Fight Human Trafficking

  26-03-2016 09:08 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - WorldFor thousands of women who have been rescued from human trafficking in India by the organization Apne Aap, it's not the piece of jewelry itself, but rather the future it can create. Bangles, necklaces, earrings and even bags made by Apne Aap women from upcycled saris are being sold at American department stores and boutiques and on online as part of Rosena Sammi Jewelry's "Who Sari Now?" Collection.
  
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• Facebook's "Ethnic Affinity" Advertising Sparks Concerns of Racial Profiling

  26-03-2016 09:08 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianAdvertisers can target African American-, Asian American- and Hispanic-affiliated groups through the site. Universal Studios was able to show completely different trailers for Straight Outta Compton, the biopic of rap group NWA, to different racial groups on Facebook, thanks to a little-known feature on the social network called “racial affinity targeting.” The feature, which has been available to marketers since November 2014, categorises...
  
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• Tackle Multiple Life Changes, Not One at a Time, Study Suggests

  26-03-2016 08:01 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyPeople are capable of multiple, simultaneous life changes, a new study suggests. Participants in the study were tested on a variety of factors, including physical fitness, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, working memory capacity, reading comprehension and more. They also underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of their brains to examine areas known to be associated with a range of cognitive functions.
  
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• Boost Fundraising with Something Simple: Sandpaper

  26-03-2016 08:01 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyNot getting enough charitable donations? Try having people to touch sandpaper before you ask for money. A new study shows that touching rough surfaces triggers the emotion of empathy, which motivates people to donate to non-profit organizations.
  
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• What do you call a blonde woman? Intelligent

  26-03-2016 08:00
  
  A new study has slammed the 'dumb blonde' stereotype, after finding that individuals with blonde hair are no less intelligent than those with darker hair.
  
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• The Psychology and Neuroscience of Terrorism

  26-03-2016 08:00 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesYour brain on constant fear is not a pretty sight. What is supposed to be a lifesaving instinct becomes anchored in your body, flooding your system with corrosive hormones that can damage your health, affect the way you think and change the decisions you make.
  
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• Brain Stimulation May Help People with Anorexia

  26-03-2016 07:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyCore symptoms of anorexia nervosa, including the urge to restrict food intake and feeling fat, are reduced after just one session of a noninvasive brain stimulation technique, according new research.
  
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• Microsoft's AI Twitter Bot Goes Dark After Racist, Sexist Tweets

  26-03-2016 07:53 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - TechnologyTay, Microsoft Corp's so-called chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to engage with millennials on Twitter, lasted less than a day before it was hobbled by a barrage of racist and sexist comments by Twitter users that it parroted back to them.
  
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• U.N. Gives Qatar a Year to End Forced Labour of Migrant Workers

  26-03-2016 07:17 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianQatar has been given 12 months to end migrant worker slavery or face a possible United Nations investigation. The warning sets the 2022 World Cup host nation on a path to becoming only the fifth ever country to face a formal inquiry by the UN’s International Labour Organisation into allegations of forced labour after Burma, Haiti, Liberia and Portugal. It could ultimately pave the way for international sanctions.
  
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