The unpopular truth about biases toward people with disabilities
Biases toward people with disabilities increase with age and over timeCredit: Robert Ruggiero via Upsplash Needing to ride in a ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
How big data algorithms shape opinions
New book explores how content recommendation systems confirm our biases by showing us only what they predict we want to ...
Emotion-detection applications built on outdated science, report warns
Facial movements are unreliable signals of emotion, researchers say Software that purportedly reads emotions in faces is being deployed or ...
Ohioans have lost more than 1 million years of life due to drug overdose since 2009
New Ohio University study reveals the scope of time lost with friends, family members due to overdose ATHENS, Ohio (July ...
Neighborhood environment and health
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 17, 2019) - It is well understood that urban black males are at a disproportionately ...
Nationwide study on teen ‘sexting’ has good news, bad news
Study provides much-needed update on adolescent sexting in almost a decadeCredit: Florida Atlantic University The good news is that adolescent ...
Marijuana use may not make parents more ‘chill’
Pot linked to more use of all kinds of discipline COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sorry, marijuana moms and dads: Using pot ...
Perinatal depression screenings may not detect women having suicidal thoughts, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study of 736 low-income pregnant women in Illinois found ...
Long live the long-limbed African chicken
But researcher has bone to pick with modernization: Chickens are losing diversityCredit: Helina Woldekiros, Washington University in St. Louis Pick ...
Birds of a feather flock together to keep their options open, say scientists
Why did you choose your job? Or where you live? Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered that it ...
Study finds transgender, non-binary autism link
Gender identity clinics should screen patients, says lead author of new paper New research indicates that transgender and non-binary individuals ...
Child psychiatry telephone programs help increase mental health services for children
First national study of phone programs shows program details matter Telephone hotlines that allow primary care doctors to immediately consult ...
Study demonstrates stress reduction benefits from petting dogs, cats
Credit: WSU College is stressful. Students have classes, papers, and exams. But they also often have work, bills to pay, ...
New e-cigarette laws could drive some users to smoke more cigarettes
Making e-cigs less appealing to youth may have unintended effects on existing usersCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Efforts by ...
Early and ongoing experiences of weight stigma linked to self-directed weight shaming
New study identifies key characteristics of people who internalize weight bias PHILADELPHIA --Weight bias is a common form of prejudice ...
Taking opioids for pain may make it harder to find primary care, study finds
'Secret shopper' study reveals 40% of primary care clinics won't take a new patient who takes opioid painkillers on an ...
Hear them roar: How humans and chickadees understand each other
High-arousal vocalizations are understood by both humans and other species in the animal kingdom, study says Is there something universal ...
Sound mind: Detecting depression through voice
Computing science researchers improve technology for identifying depression through vocal cues AI algorithms can now more accurately detect depressed mood ...
The voice is key to making sense of the words in our brain
Scientists at the Basque research centre BCBL conclude that the voice is fundamental for mentally presenting the meaning of words ...
DFG to fund ten new research units, two clinical research units and one centre for advanced studies
Topics range from stroke recovery and anti-allergy measures to new measurement techniques for communication / Approximately €47 million for first ...