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New study reveals how male and female job loss disrupts family planning differently
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (171+ words) Study author Rishabh Tyagi and his colleagues studied the link between job loss and fertility (i. e. , people having children) in Norway in the period between 2005 and 2017. This included the period of the so-called Great Recession, the global economic downturn triggered by…...
The psychology of simping: Fear of being single drives men to engage in obsessive romantic pursuit
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (992+ words) A team of psychological researchers led by Daniel Ho at Singapore Management University sought to understand what motivates this extreme romantic pursuit. They wanted to test the notion that this behavior stems from evolutionary pressures conflicting with a modern dating…...
Psilocybin improves sleep quality in patients with chronic cluster headaches
15+ hour, 40+ min ago (483+ words) Sleep serves many essential biological functions, including the regulation of fluid movement and waste removal in the brain. During healthy sleep cycles, the brain undergoes physical changes at a microscopic level, such as alterations in the density of nerve cell…...
What millions of voter records reveal about political independents
15+ hour, 40+ min ago (348+ words) Scholars debate what it actually means to be an independent in modern politics. Some early political theory treated unaffiliated individuals as voters lacking political knowledge who merely ignore national issues. Under this historical framework, an independent label signaled a deficit…...
Major new study links childhood income inequality to a magnified genetic risk for depression
15+ hour, 41+ min ago (1185+ words) Growing up in a society with a wide gap between the rich and the poor is linked to higher rates of depressive symptoms later in adulthood. This effect tends to be stronger for individuals with a genetic predisposition to depression,…...
Both men and women rate female faces as more attractive
15+ hour, 41+ min ago (280+ words) Across cultures and age groups, people consistently rate female faces as more attractive than male faces. A massive new data analysis confirms this long-debated pattern, revealing that gender shapes our aesthetic judgments in unexpected ways. The research was published in…...
Narcissism and psychopathy linked to lower physical stress responses under pressure
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (690+ words) Psychologists use the term Dark Triad to describe a group of three overlapping personality traits that involve callousness and a tendency to manipulate others. These three traits are narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Narcissism involves an inflated sense of self-importance, grandiosity,…...
Video games might offer a small boost to memory and mental skills
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (284+ words) Playing video games might offer a modest boost to various mental skills, helping players process information and remember details more effectively. A recent overarching review of dozens of studies found that gaming is associated with minor performance benefits across different…...
Breastfeeding during the first six months is linked to better sleep at one year
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1154+ words) Adequate sleep is an essential component of a child's healthy physical and psychological development. When infants consistently experience short sleep durations, they tend to face higher risks of future issues like obesity, hyperactivity, and behavioral challenges. These negative outcomes can…...
How belief in karma shapes whom we choose to help
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (890+ words) Karma is a causal concept originating in Asian religious traditions. It suggests that cosmic forces ensure good behavior is eventually rewarded and bad behavior is punished. This principle exists as a foundational belief in Hinduism and Buddhism. It also appears…...