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Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood
Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to show that food can influence mental health.
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First signs found of humans conserving food
Early humans living 200,000-420,000 years ago were previously not thought capable of such planning.
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Integrating the Science of How We Learn into Education Technology
Students learn best when they aren’t challenged too much or too little.
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New psychology study identifies 'hypo-egoic nonentitlement' as a central feature of humility
A concept known as hypo-egoic nonentitlement might be the defining characteristic of humility, according to a new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. The research found that humility is unrelated to downplaying your positive traits and accomplishments. Rather, what separates the humble from the nonhumble is the belief that your positive traits and accomplishments do not entitle you to special treatment.
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Dr Sarah E Hill: ‘We have a blind spot about how the pill influences women’s brains’
The social psychologist’s new book tackles the tricky subject of how oral contraceptives may affect women’s brains.
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New psychology research uncovers gender differences in perceptions of housework inequality
Cohabitating men and women tend to have different views on what a fair division of housework looks like, according to new research published in the journal Sex Roles. “Despite the increase in women’s participation in the labour force over the last century, the gendered division of housework withstood time, remaining unfavourable for women.
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Why do people hate vegans?
The long read: It has left the beige-tinted margins and become social media’s most glamorous look. But why does veganism still provoke so much anger?
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The psychology behind why some people are always late
Experts say being late all the time becomes a habit when you know there are no consequences.
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Rich robbers: why do wealthy people shoplift?
Evidence suggests the rich actually do steal more than the poor – and shoplifting is only ‘the first layer of the onion’
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Listening to music while driving reduces cardiac stress
Stress while driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac complications such as heart attack (myocardial infarction), according to studies published in recent years. Selecting suitable driving music may be one way to mitigate this risk.
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Can Social Anxiety Lead You to Misread Facial Cues?
New study how social anxiety can lead to misreading other people’s emotions.
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Worried About Swearing Too Much? Science Says You Shouldn't Be
People who swear like a sailor are more honest and more intelligent, studies show.
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Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time
Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals.
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Japan’s Lost-and-Found System Is Insanely Good
If you misplace your phone or wallet in Tokyo, chances are very good that you’ll get it back. Here’s why.
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People who get lost in the wild follow strangely predictable paths
Lose your bearings in an unfamiliar landscape and fear shreds your navigational brain. But studies are now revealing the common mistakes lost people make, helping rescue teams to find them before it’s too late
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The Pattern That Epidemics Always Follow
First comes denial. Then panic.
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How boredom can inspire adventure
While held in a POW camp in 1942, Felice Benuzzi hatched a plan to successfully break out and climb Mt Kenya. Perhaps his story can inspire all of us stuck at home to dream big.
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Why Do We Even Listen to New Music?
Our brains reward us for seeking out what we already know. So why should we reach to listen to something we don’t?
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New study links celebrity worship to addictive and problematic social media use
People who are obsessed with celebrities are more likely to engage in addictive use of social media, according to new research from Eötvös Loránd ...
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The Case Against Self-Actualization
How individualism has cultivated a "me" approach to living.
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