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• UN Appoints Expert to Safeguard LGBTQ People Around the World

  30-09-2016 15:36 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - International NewsUnited Nations expert Vitit Muntarbhorn will have a three-year mandate to investigate abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
  
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• Race and Homicide in America, by the Numbers

  30-09-2016 15:36 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportNew federal statistics have some interesting things to say about interracial killings and ‘black-on-black’ homicides.
  
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• Mindfulness Approach May Help People Shed More Pounds

  30-09-2016 15:36 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchNew research tests the effectiveness of a weight-loss therapy that focuses on personal values and “mindful” decision-making.
  
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• Why Pakistan's Poor Seek Mental Health Cure at Shrine

  30-09-2016 15:34 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesSecrecy and silence surrounds the issue of mental health in Pakistan. Those with money can afford treatment but families in rural areas often fall back on ancient superstitions. BBC Urdu's Saba Eitizaz visited a centuries-old Sufi shrine in rural Punjab where impoverished families bring their ill relatives.
  
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• How Holocaust Denial Has Changed

  30-09-2016 15:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineThe Holocaust historian whose real-life experience inspired the new movie Denial discusses how today's world fosters conspiracy theorists.
  
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• California Requires Single-Stall Public Bathrooms to Be Open to All

  30-09-2016 15:19 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsSingle-stall public restrooms in California will be open to anyone regardless of gender under a bill signed by Governor Jerry Brown that is being hailed as an advance of transgender rights.
  
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• Women Chess Players Object to Wearing Hijab at World Tourney in Iran

  30-09-2016 15:02 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportFemale chess players who make it to the world championship in Iran should be ready to adopt a new rule to play: They'll have to wear a hijab. And some players would rather not compete if they have to wear the religious head covering.
  
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• Dior Raises Banner of Feminism in Fashion Show

  30-09-2016 14:31 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesShe is the first woman ever to lead the legendary French fashion house of Dior. In the high point so far of Paris fashion week, the Italian designer -- who wore a Superman necklace for the occasion -- dressed her female models as if preparing mediaeval knights for a joust with destiny.
  
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• Hey, parents – leave those introverts alone!

  30-09-2016 14:30
  
  Instead of insisting they ‘do’ something or pushing them to make friends, let them daydreamThere are any number of neglected and marginalised groups in society, but one of the largest is barely recognised. I am talking of introverts, who constitute between a third and a half of society, according to a new book for adolescents. Quiet Power: Growing Up as an Introvert in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain is currently being devoured by my (introvert) 14-year-old daught
  
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• Alabama Chief Justice Ousted Over Gay Marriage Defiance

  30-09-2016 13:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - US News- The chief justice of Alabama's Supreme Court was effectively ousted on Friday by a judicial panel that found he unethically resisted U.S. court rulings that legalized same-sex marriage.
  
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• Ping! The psychology of tech compulsions - Chips with Everything tech podcast

  30-09-2016 10:05
  
  We explore how our addiction to notifications and alerts influences how we use technology and go about our everyday livesWARNING: explicit languageDoes your heart skip a beat? Do you feel that rush of adrenaline run through your body? We explore why people are becoming increasingly obsessed with likes, favourites, notifications and alerts. To help us find out, we consult art curator Lindsay Howard, digital artist Chris Allick, and neurophysiologist Dr Nerina Ramlakhan. Continue reading...
  
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• Has a software bug really called decades of brain imaging research into question?

  30-09-2016 08:30
  
  Over the summer, some headlines suggested that a study highlighting issues in the way we analyse fMRI data renders the technique irretrievably flawed. But the reality is much more nuancedSince its inception in 1990, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) has revolutionised the way we think about the brain. In association with other techniques, it provides invaluable clues to understand brain disorders, like psychosis or dementia. At its heart, fMRI is a medical imaging technique that allow
  
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• Weight bias is bigger problem than you may think

  30-09-2016 05:19 via cnn.com
  
  Women are more likely to face weight discrimination in the workplace than men, even when their body mass index is within the healthy range.
  
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• How to reduce job-related suicide risks

  30-09-2016 05:18 via health.usnews.com
  
  Researchers found those who worked in farming, fishing and forestry had the highest rate of suicide.
  
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