Mind & society

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Updated Oct 23 · 26 sources reporting

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Sugar restriction in early life is linked to lower dementia risk and slightly slower brain aging decades later

PsyPostOct 23

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“AI psychosis” appears rare but real, and first-episode patients may be most vulnerable, study suggests

PsyPostOct 23

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LSD pushes brain activity toward a more fractal, complex state, study finds

PsyPostOct 23

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Unlocking the secrets of the ‘Dragon Man’ skull – and what it reveals about human evolution

The ConversationOct 23

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The Crucible: Arthur Miller’s morality tale was as much a reaction to his own marital failings as it was to the ‘red scare’

The ConversationOct 23

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Brazil’s election puts at risk country’s role as a bulwark against Trump interventionism in the Americas

The ConversationOct 22

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Where Americans are getting their news in the digital age

Pew Research CenterOct 22

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Americans’ mood before the election

Politics A monthly digest of research on public attitudes on politics and major policy issues · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of registered voters who say the economy is very important to their midterm vote. Read more

Pew Research CenterOct 22

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Only 13 percent of companies see real returns from AI, Gartner survey finds

The DecoderOct 22

Technology

New Jersey may finally reverse its draconian e-bike law after massive backlash

ElectrekOct 22

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Women, Work and Caregiving Through the Arc of Family Life

Gender, work and caregiving are often woven together in family life in the United States. Most parents with children under 18 are employed. And as the population ages, a growing share of Americans are caring for an older parent…

Pew Research CenterOct 22

Robotics

Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

Ars TechnicaOct 20

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Race and gender are linked to how Americans protest and campaign

PsyPostOct 22

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Haunted houses may bring people closer, but psychological research suggests the bonding really happens on the ride home

PsyPostOct 22

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Older adults with depression tend to have smaller volumes of a specific part of the hippocampus brain region

PsyPostOct 22

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How K-dramas use Africa as a backdrop to boost South Korea’s image

The ConversationOct 22

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America’s death penalty: why executions are rising again

The ConversationOct 22

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Youth protests across Europe: the overlapping crises facing Gen Z

The ConversationOct 22

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Men Are Experiencing More Job Growth Than Women in AI-Exposed Occupations

Men's employment grew faster than women's in occupations most exposed to AI, a gap driven largely by workers without a bachelor's degree.

Pew Research CenterOct 22

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News Platform Fact Sheet

How Americans get news continues to evolve as platforms emerge, like AI chatbots and email newsletters. Find out how often they get news from digital devices.

Pew Research CenterOct 19

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The Gender Gap in AI

Men and women now use AI chatbots at similar rates, but men use them more often, while women are more skeptical of AI's impact on their lives.

Pew Research CenterOct 16

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Higher progesterone is linked to blurrier brain signals for emotional control, study finds

PsyPostOct 22

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New biological marker could end trial and error in depression care

PsyPostOct 22

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Hokusai’s Great Wave is one of 46 prints of Mount Fuji – seeing them together changes everything

The ConversationOct 22