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• The Dark Side of Weight Loss Drugs: Ozempic's Surprising Hidden Cost

  07-07-2026 17:04 via socialpsychology.org
  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—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...
  
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• Chatbots Can Help Perpetuate Stigma About Certain Health Conditions

  07-07-2026 17:04 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: SciencePeople with certain illnesses—such as schizophrenia, depression, and AIDS—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—rather than...
  
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• Conflict, Climate Change, Cash-Strapped: Why Poverty Persists

  07-07-2026 17:03 via socialpsychology.org
  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—and progress has been made regarding some goals—many other areas are...
  
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• What Do Human Thinking and AI Have to Offer Each Other?

  07-07-2026 09:54 via socialpsychology.org
  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—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...
  
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• Trump Administration Can Remove History and Climate Info, Court Rules

  07-07-2026 09:52 via socialpsychology.org
  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.
  
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• From AI to "Killer Robots": U.N. Chief Issues Urgent Governance Call

  07-07-2026 09:52 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Nations NewsU.N. chief António 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...
  
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