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Category: Mind & Behavior

Are video games bad for mental health?

Scientists reveal the psychological truth.

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Published September 13, 2022
Categorized as Mind & Behavior, Technology Tagged Gaming, Health & Wellness, Mental health, Neuroscience, Psychology, Video games

Sleep can boost good snack habits

If you needed another reason to prioritize sleep…

Published October 4, 2021
Categorized as Mind & Behavior Tagged Health & Wellness, Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology

Why do people think bisexual men are actually gay?

Bisexual men are perceived to be more attracted to men than to women, an opinion that remains consistent whether the person judging sexuality is heterosexual, lesbian or gay.

Published May 25, 2021
Categorized as Mind & Behavior Tagged Ethics, Gender, Psychology, Social Sciences

What is ‘meat disgust?’

A feeling of disgust about meat can be a powerful predictor of how much meat a person eats and may offer a way to reduce meat consumption on a global scale.

Published May 21, 2021
Categorized as Food Technology, Mind & Behavior Tagged Health & Wellness, Plant-Based Meat, Psychology, Social Sciences

This AI model types on smartphones like a human

A new artificial intelligence model realistically predicts how humans type on touchscreens — even making typos and correcting them.

Published May 12, 2021
Categorized as Engineering, Mind & Behavior, Technology Tagged AI, Computer Science, Marketing, Neuroscience, Psychology

How your breakfast affects your behavior

Changing the amounts of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in breakfast impacts serotonin levels in the brain and the riskiness of people’s behavior.

Published April 27, 2021
Categorized as Food Technology, Mind & Behavior Tagged Health & Wellness, Neuroscience, Psychology

Why do some TED Talks go viral?

New research on thousands of TED Talks shows that people who speak with more “I” statements, positive emotion words like “love” and social words like “mate” get higher view counts.

Published April 16, 2021
Categorized as Mind & Behavior Tagged Marketing, Psychology, Social Sciences

Women are perceived differently from men. Even when they’re robots.

Female bots are perceived to have more positive human qualities, such as warmth, experience and emotion, than male bots.

Published April 2, 2021
Categorized as Mind & Behavior, Technology Tagged AI, Ethics, Gender, Psychology, Social Sciences
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