Strong resistance to making people think green
Most of us know we should live in a more environmentally sustainable way. But it does not happen because we do not really feel involved
May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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Mood-tracking app paves way for pocket therapy
(Phys.org) —An Android app which keeps tabs on users' mood swings and works out what might be causing them has been developed by researchers, with implications for psychological therapy and improving well-being.
May 08, 2013
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Do you fear you are missing out?
Does checking Twitter and Facebook to see what your friends are up to make you feel like you are missing out on all the fun? Researchers have come up with a way of measuring the modern day concept of the "fear of missing ...
Apr 29, 2013
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Emoticons get more emotional
Emoticons not expressing the full complexity of your feelings? UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner and his team at the campus's Greater Good Science Center can help. They have assisted in creating a nuanced ...
Apr 29, 2013
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Diversity programs give illusion of corporate fairness, study shows
Diversity training programs lead people to believe that work environments are fair even when given evidence of hiring, promotion or salary inequities, according to new findings by psychologists at the University of Washington ...
Apr 03, 2013
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Early number sense plays role in later math skills
We know a lot about how babies learn to talk, and youngsters learn to read. Now scientists are unraveling the earliest building blocks of math—and what children know about numbers as they begin first grade ...
Mar 25, 2013
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More career options may explain why fewer women pursue jobs in science and math
Women may be less likely to pursue careers in science and math because they have more career choices, not because they have less ability, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Associ ...
Mar 19, 2013
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Math anxiety detected before fourth grade says researcher: Early nervousness over number impacts future performance
124 + 329 = tummy ache. According to a recent study by Rose Vukovic, NYU Steinhardt professor of teaching and learning, math gives some New York City students stomachaches, headaches, and a quickened heartbeat. In short, ...
Mar 05, 2013
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Was King Richard III a control freak?
(Phys.org) —University of Leicester psychologists believe Richard III was not a psychopath – but he may have had control freak tendencies
Mar 04, 2013
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Peter Gabriel wants to talk with animals online
Peter Gabriel joined big thinkers and one of the Internet's founding fathers Friday in launching an "Interspecies Internet" for animals to communicate with us and each other.
Mar 01, 2013
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'Bionic man' goes on show at British musuem
A "bionic man" costing one million dollars went on display on Tuesday at Britain's Science Museum, complete with artificial organs, synthetic blood and robot limbs.
Feb 05, 2013
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From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online communications
When we typically think of kids who are the victims of school bullying, what comes to mind are isolated youth who do not fit in. A new study, however, shows that when that harassment occurs online, the victims tend to be ...
Jan 20, 2013
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Violence against teachers spurs urgent call to action
Teachers across the United States report alarmingly high rates of personally experiencing student violence and harassment while at school, according to an article published by the American Psychological Association that presents ...
Jan 07, 2013
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Simple opening page increases chance of website being used further
If a website's homepage is full of information and images then visitors will click away faster than if they first see a quiet and clear page. So if you want your website to be used, it must have a simple opening page. NWO ...
Dec 24, 2012
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Learning emotional intelligence is a classroom boon, researchers find
Fear, anger, insecurity, and boredom in schools can cripple a classroom and obstruct learning completely.
Dec 06, 2012
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