Psychology

Opinion: The need to tackle bias in the sphere of artificial intelligence

Opinion, Psychology, Technology / /

Artificial Intelligence (AI), one of the greatest advancements humans have developed to date, has the power to augment the growth of healthcare, education, media, and job training — as well as physical and mental health. However, AI cannot ultimately improve any of these areas if the supporting data encodes biases in race, gender, and ethnicity. […]

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He said, she said: The importance of linguistic differences in attributing blame and memory

Psychology / /

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? But what if something so natural as the language you speak affects the way you remember and report events? Simple things, like the verbs you use and the locations of nouns in a sentence, can

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You Snooze, You May Not Lose: Studies Behind How Taking Breaks During Work Boost Productivity

Health, Psychology / /

Imagine you finish a hard test and decide to take a break, only to discover you have three essays, two assignments, and a test coming up. Instead of giving your mind a breather, you head to the library for yet another study session. This is why many college students, as well as adults, fail to

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Opinion: How research about culture and the brain runs into racism and the importance of cross-disciplinary communication

Opinion, Psychology / /

Academics mostly keep to themselves. They stay in their offices or labs, and they venture out to classrooms or conferences with (hopefully) interested audiences and other people who understand their passions and frustrations. They spend months or years collecting evidence and formulating theories to be able to share them with their colleagues and advance the

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How we can avoid polarization in conversations around climate solutions

Environment, Psychology / /

In the scientific community, the consensus on human-caused global warming is almost universal — a recent study from Environmental Research Letters found that more than 99 percent of peer-reviewed papers agreed that humans are causing global warming and climate change. However, among Americans, the belief in anthropogenic climate change is not nearly as strong, with

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An investigation into “acquired sociopathy”: The underpinnings of behavior inhibition and aggression

Psychology / /

When it comes to the complexity of human behavior, no behavior is more intricate than the social nets we weave. In complex social networks, empathy is an important key to social behavior, but because it is felt emotionally complicates the matter. When it comes to the brain and personality, many people might be aware of

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Scientists on substances: Can researchers be open about drug use?

Biology, Psychology / /

Drugs are highly stigmatized in society. Furthermore, there exists a particular stigma regarding drug use for those in the scientific community. Many companies, hospitals, and research facilities include drug testing in their hiring process. In fact, according to the American Addiction Centers, healthcare and hospital-related jobs were the second most common positions to require drug

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Do opposites really attract? Predicting romantic interest before meeting

Psychology / /

The neat-freak and the slob, the good girl and the bad boy, the introvert and the extrovert. All are recurring tropes in our media (and maybe everyday life too) that seem to embody the phrase “opposites attract.” The saying is used to justify every seemingly insignificant or extremely vast difference within romantic couples. But are

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You snooze, you may not lose: Studies behind how taking breaks during work boost productivity

Psychology / /

Imagine you finish a hard test and decide to take a break, only to discover you have three essays, two assignments, and a test coming up. Instead of giving your mind a breather, you head to the library for yet another study session. This is why many college students, as well as adults, fail to

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