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• Infants Outperform AI in “Commonsense Psychology” - New York University

  21-02-2023 13:31 via news.google.com
  
  Infants Outperform AI in “Commonsense Psychology”  New York University
  
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• What to Know About Recent Dire AI Predictions and Calls for Safeguards

  14-09-2026 09:46 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourNew warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could threaten humanity's survival. Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, outlined a plan for companies and governments to ensure that increasingly capable AI models have fortified guardrails after two former Anthropic safety researchers publicly aired concerns about the existential threats AI might pose to humanity.
  
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• Donald Trump Dismisses Concerns About Dangers of AI

  14-09-2026 09:46 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: DW- top storiesU.S. President Donald Trump has called concerns that artificial intelligence is progressing too quickly a "SICK conspiracy." His statement followed calls by tech leaders for more governmental regulation of AI following incidents showing that AI agents could go rogue. In response, Mr. Trump posted on his Truth Social account: "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in...
  
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• Anthropic CEO Says "For Too Long the Industry Lied" About AI Risks

  14-09-2026 09:46 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsSpeaking about about the development of artificial intelligence, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in an interview on Sunday, "I think for too long the industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risks." And the biggest risk could be the end of humanity, former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned on social media last Tuesday, saying Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives" by developing self-improving...
  
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• White House Set to Remove Rules Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  14-09-2026 09:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to repeal rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin has said would remove billions of dollars in costs for the industry and help "unleash" American energy. At a speech to the United Nations last year, President Donald Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the...
  
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• Turkish Authorities Launch Anti-LGBTQ Raids, Detaining Dozens

  14-09-2026 09:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraTurkish police have detained at least 63 people after conducting nationwide raids targeting LGBTQ organizations. Police swooped on gay bars, offices, and homes in major cities on Sunday, escalating Turkey's decade-long hostility towards LGBTQ groups. Justice Minister said in a social media post Sunday that prosecutors were investigating 162 suspects, 9 associations, and 13 businesses to "protect children, the institution of the family, and...
  
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• Minister Vows to Revoke Filmmakers' Citizenship Over Gaza Film

  14-09-2026 09:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraIsraeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said that he will move to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their documentary on Israel's genocide in Gaza, NAZA, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. In an X post on Sunday, Zohar called the documentary "vile" and its win at the film festival "shocking." He accused the filmmakers of harming the country "just to get applause from antisemites around...
  
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• Hidden Brain Wiring May Keep Thinking Sharp As Gray Matter Shrinks

  14-09-2026 09:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top NewsA new study has uncovered evidence that two neighboring types of brain tissue may work together to support thinking abilities later in life. Its findings suggest that the condition of the brain's local communication pathways could influence how strongly gray matter loss affects cognition. The study, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, was based on date from 459 adults aged 60 and older living in India.
  
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• Anthropic CEO Says "Exponential" Growth of AI Is a "Warning Sign"

  13-09-2026 18:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - ScienceArtificial intelligence technology is developing at an "exponential" rate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News on Saturday, calling the situation a "warning sign" for the industry that requires serious safeguards. "It doesn't mean we need to panic today," he said, but he went on to caution that swarms of rogue AI agents could take over the internet in as little as six months, specifically mentioning an OpenAI rogue agent incident from July.
  
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• Anthropic Says It Blocked AI Misuse That Could Create Biological Weapons

  12-09-2026 18:09 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourAnthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks no longer require sophisticated skills, and even lone individuals can create threats that would not have been possible even a year ago, Anthropic warned.
  
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• Studies May Promise Anonymity, But the Promise Is Often Broken

  12-09-2026 18:08 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceEconomist Abel Brodeur was leading a group of colleagues examining a survey-research study when they noticed something that stunned them. Its data set, available in a public repository, contained names of people who had admitted to crimes and identified their accomplices, information never provided to police. This broken promise of anonymity, it turns out, was far from an isolated case, according to a new study released last week.
  
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• Ancient Teeth Reveal Humans Were Getting High 25,000 Years Ago

  12-09-2026 18:08 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyAncient human remains from Sulawesi suggest people were habitually using the psychoactive betel nut as far back as 25,000 years ago. Researchers found unusual tooth wear and traces of arecoline, the nut's mind-altering compound, in the teeth of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. The practice may have started partly for pain relief, but prolonged use damaged their teeth—providing perhaps the earliest known evidence of habitual drug use anywhere in...
  
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• Why People Often Hide Their Successes and Share Their Failures

  12-09-2026 18:07 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostPeople often adjust what they share about their own achievements or setbacks based on what their conversation partner has just revealed. New research suggests that these choices are driven less by a desire to manage one's own image and more by an intention to protect other people's feelings. This goal leads people to share mutual failures far more often than mutual successes, according to a report in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision...
  
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• Smartphone Use Before Age 13 Tied to Worse Mental Health in Adulthood

  12-09-2026 18:07 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostNew research has linked the use of smartphones in early childhood to poorer psychological well-being in young adulthood. The negative outcomes are largely tied to social media usage, which opens the door to cyberbullying, poor family relationships, and disrupted sleep. The study, published in Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, examined over 100,000 young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 from 163 countries and varied cultural...
  
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• Senators From Both Parties Question OpenAI on Breach of AI Startup

  12-09-2026 18:05 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourLawmakers worried about the existential risk posed by artificial intelligence demanded information from OpenAI on Thursday with separate queries that underscored concerns about the technology's potential to elude human control. Senator Josh Hawley launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own, and Senator Chris Van Hollen called on OpenAI to cooperate in a safety...
  
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• Ozempic and Wegovy May Have an Unexpected Mental Health Benefit

  09-09-2026 19:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthSemaglutide, the drug behind Ozempic and Wegovy, may have benefits that extend well beyond weight loss and diabetes. In a large Swedish study of nearly 15,000 people with bipolar disorder, its use was linked to a 21% lower risk of psychiatric hospitalization. Researchers think effects on inflammation and brain-related biological pathways could help stabilize mood, though other GLP-1 drugs did not show the same association.
  
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• Why Nepal Is Demanding Climate Justice After Deadly Floods

  09-09-2026 14:00 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraNepal is demanding "climate justice" and $20 million in compensation after floods recently devastated a region of the country, leading to the deaths and disappearances of more than 6,000 people. The catastrophe, which scientists say was caused by the effects of climate change, was triggered when part of a mountain glacier collapsed on August 26 and a torrent of water and mud flooded Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot regions.
  
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• UK Refuses Slavery Reparations As Jamaica Urges King to Act

  08-09-2026 08:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraThe United Kingdom's government has reiterated that it rejects reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade as Jamaica has petitioned King Charles III over the issue. Prime Minister Andy Burnham's spokesperson said on Monday that "the UK does not and will not pay reparations." Successive British governments have refused to discuss slavery reparations despite accepting that the country significantly benefitted from the trade.
  
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• Lifestyle Program Boosted Cognition 55% More Than Basic Health Advice

  08-09-2026 08:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthOlder adults at risk of dementia improved their memory, thinking skills, and overall cognitive performance after taking part in two culturally adapted lifestyle programs across 11 Latin American countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet. The initiative, known as the Latin American Initiative for Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cognitive Decline, was funded by the Alzheimer's Association and analyzed data from 1,065 people.
  
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• Popular Brain Supplement Linked to Shorter Lifespan in Men

  08-09-2026 08:47 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA study involving more than 270,000 people has linked higher blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine—a popular brain supplement—to a shorter lifespan in men. Using both observational data and genetic analysis, researchers concluded that elevated levels of tyrosine could potentially reduce male life expectancy by nearly a year, though no significant effect appeared in women. Tyrosine is is sold as a supplement for boosting focus and mental...
  
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• Huge Review Confirms Link Between Emotional Intelligence and Flourishing

  08-09-2026 08:47 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostA review of psychological research indicates that emotional intelligence has a robust and reliable connection to human flourishing, predicting success across school, work, and personal health. The findings suggest that people with higher emotional intelligence tend to experience greater well-being, though the strength of this connection depends on how the traits are measured. The research was recently published in the journal PNAS.
  
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• White House Scrubs Gender-Based Bullying From Civil Rights Survey

  07-09-2026 11:35 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourThe Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that removed all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity. The numbers come from the Education Department's Civil Rights Data Collection, a survey of nearly every public school in the nation. The release this week covers the 2023-2024, when the survey included "nonbinary" as a gender category alongside male...
  
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• How AI Is Reshaping the U.S. Open for Players and Fans

  07-09-2026 11:30 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsSeeing fans with their phones out during a tennis match would've been a strange sight even a decade ago. But at the U.S. Open this year, the digital world has become intertwined with the game as live AI insights analyze the match. On Tuesday, when Coco Gauff faced off against Zeynep Sönmez of Turkey, AI-generated analyses trickled in through the U.S. Open app, tracking key moments, each player's likelihood to win, and a new metric called "serve...
  
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• War Criminal Ratko Mladic Buried with Military Honors in Serbia

  07-09-2026 09:40 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: DW- top storiesSeveral thousand people lined the streets of Belgrade on Monday to follow the funeral service and burial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic. Earlier in the day, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije personally officiated at the funeral service for the former general, who died while serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide in Srebrenica and other war crimes committed during the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
  
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• Jamaica to File Slavery Reparations Petition During UK Visit

  07-09-2026 09:40 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraA Jamaican delegation to the UK has said it will petition King Charles III to seek legal guidance on the question of slavery reparations. This is the first time a British Commonwealth state will use this legal route "for the cause of reparatory justice," the delegation said, as the visit to London begins Monday. Jamaican officials added that they will also meet with the British Museum to discuss "the repatriation of cultural artifacts taken from...
  
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• U.S. Government Is Rolling Out AI Interviews for Some Hires

  04-09-2026 17:19 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe U.S. government, which employs nearly 2 million people, will begin using artificial intelligence in the interview process for some job applicants in the coming days, according to officials. The change came last week from the Office of Personnel Management—the government's Human Resources unit—which issued guidance nudging agencies to use AI in the hiring process, but it called for human oversight, especially in certain crucial personnel...
  
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• A Focus on Appearance Increases Benevolent Sexism in Men and Women

  04-09-2026 17:19 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostNew research suggests that when men and women focus on their physical appearance, they tend to become more supportive of benevolent sexism. These findings indicate that everyday situations emphasizing how we look might inadvertently reinforce traditional gender roles and preserve the societal status quo. The study, published in Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, used a simulated online shopping platform to induce a focus on appearance.
  
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• Global Warming Will Top 1.5-Degree Limit, U.N. Reports

  04-09-2026 17:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourIn a first-of-its-kind report issued Wednesday, the United Nations has said that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Now, the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety, officials warn. Earth is soon going to exceed the safe temperature threshold agreed upon by the world in the 2015 Paris climate agreement because of warming from the burning of coal, oil,...
  
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• Gloria Steinem, Trailblazing Figure in Women's Movement, Dies at 92

  04-09-2026 16:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsGloria Steinem, a co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a trailblazing figure of the women's movement in the latter half of the 20th century, died yesterday at the age of 92. Steinem "was one of the architects of the entire structure of women's equality," former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. In 2013, Steinem received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama, and in 2019, the Freedom Award from the National Civil...
  
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• Mindfulness May Lower Blood Pressure in Just 8-12 Weeks

  01-09-2026 13:55 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Social Psychology Simple practices such as mindfulness, gratitude journaling, and optimism training may improve several markers of cardiovascular health within a matter of weeks. A recent study found that these psychology interventions were consistently associated with improvements in blood pressure, inflammation, and other heart disease risk factors. The study, which reviewed results from 18 randomized controlled trials, was published in the journal Cardiology...
  
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