Polarization for controversial scientific issues increases with more education
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A commonly proposed solution to help diffuse the political and religious polarization surrounding controversial scientific issues like evolution or climate change is education. However, researchers found that the opposite is...
A commonly proposed solution to help diffuse the political and religious polarization surrounding controversial scientific issues like evolution or climate change is education. However, researchers found that the opposite is true: people's beliefs about scientific topics that are associated with...
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Study provides insights into how social touch affects people with ASD
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People with strong signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show neural signs of anxiety when they see social touch and report unpleasant feelings about social touch...
People with strong signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show neural signs of anxiety when they see social touch and report unpleasant feelings about social touch by comparison to people with weak signs of ASD.
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You may be as friendly as your genes
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Scientists have found that CD38 and CD157 genes that regulate oxytocin, the supreme human social hormone, are associated with the sociality of young individuals. They found that young adults who have higher...
Scientists have found that CD38 and CD157 genes that regulate oxytocin, the supreme human social hormone, are associated with the sociality of young individuals. They found that young adults who have higher expression of the CD38 gene as well as...
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Social media culture can encourage risky and inappropriate posting behavior
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Young adults who adapt their behavior to match a social situation are just as likely to post offensive content online as those who act impulsively, according to a...
Young adults who adapt their behavior to match a social situation are just as likely to post offensive content online as those who act impulsively, according to a new study -- suggesting there's a wider social media culture that encourages...
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Religious affiliation impacts language use on Facebook
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Are you more likely to use words like "happy" and "family" in your social media posts? Or do you use emotional and cognitive words like "angry" and "thinking?" The words you use may be...
Are you more likely to use words like "happy" and "family" in your social media posts? Or do you use emotional and cognitive words like "angry" and "thinking?" The words you use may be a clue to your religious affiliation....
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Model reveals best approach to get people to conserve water in different areas
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from several institutions in Australia has developed a model that sheds light on the social factors involved in...
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from several institutions in Australia has developed a model that sheds light on the social factors involved in getting users to cooperate on water conservation efforts. In their paper published in the journal Nature Human Behavior,...
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Genes that regulate oxytocin linked to sociality of young individuals
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A group of researchers from the National University of Singapore has found that CD38 and CD157 genes that regulate oxytocin, the supreme human social hormone, are associated with...
A group of researchers from the National University of Singapore has found that CD38 and CD157 genes that regulate oxytocin, the supreme human social hormone, are associated with the sociality of young individuals.
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Polarization for controversial scientific issues increases with more education
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A commonly proposed solution to help diffuse the political and religious polarization surrounding controversial scientific issues like evolution or climate change is education.
A commonly proposed solution to help diffuse the political and religious polarization surrounding controversial scientific issues like evolution or climate change is education.
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Racial stereotypes influence perception of NFL quarterbacks
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Racial stereotypes affect the public's perception of NFL quarterbacks and may, in some cases, become a self-fulfilling prophecy for black athletes, new research shows.
Racial stereotypes affect the public's perception of NFL quarterbacks and may, in some cases, become a self-fulfilling prophecy for black athletes, new research shows.
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Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other's actions
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Decades of research has shown that apes, in spite of their proverbial aping abilities, are rather poor imitators, especially when compared to human children. Current theories hold that apes are...
Decades of research has shown that apes, in spite of their proverbial aping abilities, are rather poor imitators, especially when compared to human children. Current theories hold that apes are worse imitators because they lack this social and communicative side...
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Bullying and cyberbullying top parents' list of worries, new report reveals
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Parents may also experience some nerves as their children prepare to head back to school. Bullying and cyberbullying top parents' list of worries when it comes...
Parents may also experience some nerves as their children prepare to head back to school. Bullying and cyberbullying top parents' list of worries when it comes to their children's health, according to a new report from the C.S. Mott Children's...
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Racial stereotypes influence perception of NFL quarterbacks
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Racial stereotypes affect the public's perception of NFL quarterbacks and may, in some cases, become a self-fulfilling prophecy for black athletes, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows.
Racial stereotypes affect the public's perception of NFL quarterbacks and may, in some cases, become a self-fulfilling prophecy for black athletes, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows.
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Olfactory receptors that enable ants to smell and recognize workers, males, and their queen identified
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To reign supreme in a colony, queen ants exude a special scent, or pheromone, on the waxy surface...
To reign supreme in a colony, queen ants exude a special scent, or pheromone, on the waxy surface of their body that suppresses ovary development in their sisters, rendering the latter reproductively inactive workers that find food, nurse the young...
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Citrus Fruits Were Symbols of High Social Status in Ancient Rome
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Citrus fruits such as citrons and lemons were clear status symbols for the ancient...
Citrus fruits such as citrons and lemons were clear status symbols for the ancient Roman ruling elite, according to new research from Tel Aviv University. “Today, citrus orchards are a major component of the Mediterranean landscape and one of the...
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Study finds 'modest correlation' between journalists' social networks and ideology of their news content
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In a new study, an interdisciplinary team of Northeastern University researchers has found a "modest correlation" between a journalist's Twitter...
In a new study, an interdisciplinary team of Northeastern University researchers has found a "modest correlation" between a journalist's Twitter network and the ideological dimensions of his or her news content. The researchers emphasized that while their work doesn't show...
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Loans Applications? New techniques to measure social bias in software
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Today, banks are increasingly using software to decide who will get a loan, courts to judge who should be denied bail, and hospitals to choose treatments for patients....
Today, banks are increasingly using software to decide who will get a loan, courts to judge who should be denied bail, and hospitals to choose treatments for patients. These uses of software make it critical that the software does not...
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Tech companies can distinguish between free speech and hate speech if they want to
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In the wake of violence in the US town of Charlottesville, the tech industry has started removing access to some...
In the wake of violence in the US town of Charlottesville, the tech industry has started removing access to some of their services from groups associated with the far-right and those espousing racial intolerance.
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Computer scientists offer new techniques to measure social bias in software
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Today, banks are increasingly using software to decide who will get a loan, courts to judge who should be denied bail, and hospitals to choose treatments...
Today, banks are increasingly using software to decide who will get a loan, courts to judge who should be denied bail, and hospitals to choose treatments for patients. These uses of software make it critical that the software does not...
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Opioids overused in migraine treatment, regardless of race
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African-Americans are more likely to experience debilitating migraine headaches than whites, but a new study probing the issue found no evidence of racial disparities in treatment practices. Instead, researchers report a different...
African-Americans are more likely to experience debilitating migraine headaches than whites, but a new study probing the issue found no evidence of racial disparities in treatment practices. Instead, researchers report a different finding that affects everyone: opioid overuse.
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White supremacists use a decision tree to affirm or discount the results of DNA tests
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Now that science can determine a person's racial and ethnic origins from a cheek swab, those devoted to...
Now that science can determine a person's racial and ethnic origins from a cheek swab, those devoted to ideas of racial "purity," are employing methods of mind games and logic twists to support their beliefs despite facing evidence of their...
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Being in a sports club is good for mental health
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While so-called social networks are booming and Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp have millions of users in Austria, "real" social contacts are perceptibly declining. Researchers have now investigated the...
While so-called social networks are booming and Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp have millions of users in Austria, "real" social contacts are perceptibly declining. Researchers have now investigated the effect that being an active member of a sports club has on...
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