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• Creative people have better-connected brains

  21-02-2017 16:11
  Seemingly countless self-help books and seminars tell you to tap into the right side of your brain to stimulate creativity. But forget the "right-brain" myth -- a new study suggests it's how well the two brain hemispheres communicate that sets highly creative people apart.
  
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• I have no children and have started to fear for my legacy. What can I do?

  05-05-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Legacy can be found in the lives you touch and your impact on othersThe question I am a 54-year-old woman with a good career and a stable marriage. I live across the globe from my parents, my siblings and their kids and I am child-free. I have reduced contact with them to brief and polite birthday and Christmas messages, which they respond to, but we have no relationship or ongoing contact as such. It is close to estrangement, and I have no desire to try to repair this. I am child-free because I
  
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• After 2,000 Student Arrests, Some U.S. Schools Willing to Discuss Divestment

  04-05-2024 12:29 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthAnti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters to avoid disruptions of final exams and graduation ceremonies. The agreements at schools including Brown, Northwestern, and Rutgers stand in contrast to scenes of chaos and 2,400-plus arrests on 46 campuses nationwide since April 17.
  
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• Arkansas Will Ignore Federal Rules on Trans Students, Says Governor

  04-05-2024 12:21 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ABC News - PoliticsArkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared Thursday that the state won't comply with a federal rule protecting the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools, joining other Republican-led states doing the same. Sanders signed an executive order stating that Arkansas schools will continue to restrict which bathrooms and pronouns transgender students can use—laws that could be invalidated by new regulations on how to enforce...
  
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• AI-Driven Fighter Jet Takes U.S. Air Force's Leader for Historic Ride

  04-05-2024 12:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportWith the midday sun blazing, an experimental F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human pilot. And riding in the front seat was Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. AI-driven airplanes mark a major turning point in military aviation, but what does this change mean for warfare?
  
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• Aetna to Cover Fertility Treatments for LGBTQ People Under Court Agreement

  04-05-2024 12:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportAetna will pay $2 million and update its policies to settle a lawsuit claiming the health insurer required LGBTQ beneficiaries to pay more than than heterosexual people for fertility treatments, according to a Friday court filing. Previously, heterosexual couples simply to say they had tried for 6-12 months to get pregnant before gaining fertility treatment coverage, whereas LGBTQ couples had to first pay for treatments out of pocket for up to a...
  
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• Weekend Podcast: comedian Sofie Hagen on eight years of celibacy, the £5 coffee is coming, and Philippa Perry offers advice on reconnecting with a sibling

  04-05-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sofie Hagen loves sex – so why has it been 3,089 days since she’s had any? (1m27s); A flat white can now set you back up to £5.19 – but should we swallow it? (25m13s);and psychotherapist and Observer columnist Philippa Perry addresses a reader’s personal problem (43m51s). Continue reading...
  
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• Oakland Health Associates Celebrates One Year

  03-05-2024 09:00 via pr.com
  
  Spring has finally sprung, the rain has washed away winter, and the sun is warm and bright again! With longer, sun-filled days, we tend to become more active, venture out more, and enjoy much longer days. Unfortunately, this is not the case for everyone. Persistent mental health related issues are not as easily swayed by warmer, longer, sun-filled days. [PR.com]
  
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• United Methodists Vote to Repeal Ban on LGBTQ Clergy

  02-05-2024 18:21 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsUnited Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from being ordained as ministers. Delegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference—the first such meeting in 5 years. That overwhelming margin contrasts sharply with decades of controversy around the issue. After the vote, LGBTQ advocacy groups embraced, some in tears. "Thanks be to...
  
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• Anger Could Raise Long-Term Risks for Heart Disease

  02-05-2024 10:41 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthFeeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person's long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns. "If you're a person who gets angry all the time, you're having chronic injuries to your blood vessels," said lead researcher Daichi Shimbo, a cardiologist at Columbia University. His team conducted experiments where the activity of blood vessels was monitored while people were feeling angry, anxious, sad, or...
  
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• 12% of U.S. LGBTQ Youth Attempted Suicide Last Year, Survey Finds

  02-05-2024 10:41 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsMore than 1 in 10 young people in the U.S. who identify as LGBTQ attempted suicide in 2023, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Trevor Project, included responses from 18,000 people aged 13 to 24, according to a news release announcing the findings. More than a third of LGBTQ young people, or 39%, seriously considered suicide in the past year, the survey found. That number was even higher for transgender and nonbinary youth,...
  
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• U.S. House Passes Bill Aimed to Curb Antisemitism Amid College Unrest

  02-05-2024 10:40 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to address antisemitism on college campuses, where activists upset by Israel's war against Hamas have been protesting for months and set up encampments on campus grounds. The Antisemitism Awareness Act adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism for the enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws regarding education programs.
  
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• Simple Blood Test May Allow Doctors to Assess Stroke Risk

  02-05-2024 10:40 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science DailyA simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person is at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Stroke, found that measuring concentrations of inflammatory molecules in the blood could allow doctors to calculate a risk score for susceptibility for cerebral small vessel disease—a common cause of stroke and a contributor to cognitive...
  
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• As Antisemitism Rises, Holocaust Survivors Take on Denial and Hate

  02-05-2024 08:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportHerbert Rubinstein was 5 years old in 1941, when he and his mother were taken from the Jewish ghetto of Chernivtsi and put on a cramped cattle wagon waiting to take them to their deaths. The 88-year-old Holocaust survivor is now participating in a new digital campaign called #CancelHate. It was launched Thursday by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also referred to as the Claims Conference, to help fight hate and...
  
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• During Mental Health Awareness Month, Practice Small Shifts for Mental Health and Resilience

  30-04-2024 23:27 via pr.com
  
  May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, and during the month, Pennington Biomedical’s Small Shifts campaign is focuses on mental health and resilience. Giving mental health the attention it deserves is just as important as nurturing physical health. In fact, they’re interdependent. Making small changes to your mental health, like breathing deeply for five minutes, meditating or taking regular breaks [PR.com]
  
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• 16,000 People with Disabilities Live in U.S. Institutions, Report Estimates

  30-04-2024 18:55 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsMore than 16,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, are housed in U.S. institutions, reports the Residential Information Systems Project. While that's significantly lower than nearly 200,000 people in the 1960s, there is more work to be done, say disability rights activists. A 2011 review of 36 studies found nearly 5,000 people with IDD experienced positive change after moving from large institutions to community...
  
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• U.S. Calls for Arms Embargo to Sudan's Factions, Warning of Genocide

  30-04-2024 15:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe United States on Monday implored all countries supplying weapons to Sudan's warring parties to halt arms sales, warning that history in the vast western Darfur region where there was a genocide 20 years ago "is repeating itself." U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters after an emergency U.N. meeting that El Fasher, the only capital in Darfur not held by paramilitary forces, is "on the precipice of a large-scale massacre."
  
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• Australian Prime Minister Describes Domestic Violence As "National Crisis"

  30-04-2024 15:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ABC News - InternationalAustralia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described domestic violence as a "national crisis" Monday after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women. The widespread protests on Sunday were intended to draw attention to the deaths of 27 women so far this year allegedly caused by acts of gender-based violence. "Quite clearly, we need to do more. It's not enough to just have empathy," Albanese said in a TV interview.
  
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• Hundreds Arrested on U.S. Campuses As Gaza Demonstrations Grow

  28-04-2024 16:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthHundreds more people were arrested at college campuses across the U.S. on Saturday as student protests against the war in Gaza continue. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was among those detained by police. Protestors are demanding institutions boycott companies and individuals with ties to Israel. But some Jewish students are reporting antisemitism from demonstrators, and some schools are moving classes online, citing safety...
  
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• What have I learned from 20 years of parenting? Never to underestimate how wrong I can be | Emma Beddington

  28-04-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  We often have as much in common with strangers as our relatives, according to studies – so why do we still love to say our children are like us? How alike are parents and kids? Quite, right? Surely we all play that game. I, for example, am competitive like my dad (but without a shred of his energy); my sister got my mother’s compassion and I got her lust for crispy potato products and staying in bed. My husband and his mum, meanwhile, share a lively debating style (I’m choosing
  
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• That yearning feeling: why we need nostalgia

  28-04-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Often misused by politicians, nostalgia is a positive emotion that could do with a makeoverI have always been prone to homesickness. As a child, I didn’t really enjoy holidays, I dreaded going away on school trips and I hated sleepovers. At the beginning of 2021, when I first started thinking about the history of nostalgia, and in the midst of the pandemic, I moved across the Atlantic from London to Montreal, Canada, for work. Far from home and away from my family and friends, I felt a kin
  
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• Portugal Rejects Paying Reparations for Colonial Role in Slave Trade

  28-04-2024 10:51 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportPortugal's government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portuguese vessels and sold into slavery—more than any other European nation.
  
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• I’ve lost contact with my brother. Is it too late to reach out? | Ask Philippa

  28-04-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  We can get into the habit of thinking about our sibling with judgment and criticismThe question Since our mother’s death, my brother and I have had no contact. He lives more than 100 miles away. Our relationship has been very difficult for over 40 years. When we both had young children, things were better for a time. When our dad died, Mum’s health deteriorated and she moved in with me and died 12 years later. During this time, my relationship with my brother was at its worst. Before
  
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• Iraq Parliament Criminalizes Same-Sex Relationships

  28-04-2024 06:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesIraq's parliament has passed a bill criminalizing same-sex relationships with jail terms of between 10 and 15 years. Transgender people could also be sent to prison for between one and three years under the new law. Supporters of the changes say they will help to uphold religious values in the country. Rights groups say they are a further black mark on Iraq's record of violations against LGBT people.
  
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• How New Graduates Can Find a Job in the Age of AI

  28-04-2024 06:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World Report"Do you have advice on how to find an AI-related job?" This is an important and timely question that upcoming college graduates are asking this spring as millions of students graduate from American colleges and universities in one of the most dynamic labor markets in recent history. The fact is that every job role that requires postsecondary education can be influenced and impacted by AI.
  
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• Like father, like son? The complex factors that shape a parent’s influence on their child

  27-04-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientific studies cannot agree on the relative importance of genes and environment on how we turn out as adultsThe eternal mystery of how much we are shaped by our parents – or how much we shape our children – was stirred again last week with the publication of a study that suggests that we are less like our parents than we had previously thought.Led by René Mõttus of Edinburgh University’s department of psychology, the study looked at more than 1,000 pairs of re
  
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• Meet regularly, invest time – and don’t hold grudges: 10 ways to revitalise flagging friendships

  27-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Staying close to friends isn’t always easy. From calling out flakiness to singing together in a choir, experts share their advice on how to keep the spark aliveThere is no getting around it, you have to make time to be a good friend. According to Robin Dunbar, professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford and author of Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships, we need to spend the equivalent of nine minutes a day to maintain a healthy relation
  
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• Mental Illness in America Costs $282 Billion Annually, Study Estimates

  26-04-2024 13:02 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsAmerica's mental health woes essentially serve as an annual economic downturn for the nation, a new study suggests. Mental illness costs the U.S. economy $282 billion every year, equivalent to the average economic recession, researchers say. That amount is equal to about 1.7% of American annual spending, and is about 30% larger than previous estimates of the overall cost of mental illness in the United States, according to the report.
  
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• Social Media Hurt Girls' Mental Health and Education Potential, Says U.N.

  26-04-2024 11:23 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsGirls around the world tend to spend more time on social media than boys, and it's hurting their mental health, says a new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In the latest edition of the agency's Global Education Monitoring report released on Thursday, researchers examined the intersection of education and technology as it relates to girls, finding several causes for concern.
  
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• Student Protesters Across U.S. Ask Colleges to Cut Financial Ties to Israel

  26-04-2024 11:16 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthStudents at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools: Stop doing business with Israel—or companies that support its war in Gaza. Inspired by the arrests last week of more than 100 student protesters at Columbia University, students from Massachusetts to California are now gathering by the hundreds on campuses, setting up tent camps and pledging to stay put until their demands...
  
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