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Pretty privilege, hallo effect: Being pretty brings help and chances, but also bias and risks
Pretty privilege is the idea that people seen as more attractive receive easier help, warmer reactions, and better chances in…
Screen attention lasts 47 seconds, and silent phones help focus
Gloria Mark of UC Irvine reports that office workers now keep their attention on one screen for 47 seconds on average. Field studies and experiments show that interruptions delay work and phone alerts raise inattention.
Bad sleep and frequent napping are linked to feeling disconnected from reality
A study on female university students found that poor sleep efficiency and frequent daytime naps significantly increase the risk of…
Staying awake too long can cause hallucinations and psychotic-like symptoms
A systematic review of 21 studies on sleep deprivation shows that going without sleep for extended periods causes visual, auditory,…
Losing a mate lowers oxytocin and makes voles act depressed
Prairie voles separated from a bonded mate act depressed because a stress signal cuts brain oxytocin, a 2017 review by Bosch and Young reports. Oxytocin given into a reward area of the brain prevented this depression-like behavior.
Men prefer less makeup than many women think
A 2014 study found that women overestimate how much makeup men find most attractive. Men and women both preferred a lower amount than women expected men to want.
Thinking fast and slow shows why we misjudge risk
Thinking fast and slow explains why we trust vivid stories, framing, and first impressions too easily. Kahneman's work changed economics, but it does not prove that every intuitive judgment is wrong.
Psychologist Jung and philosopher Simondon explain how digital life shapes people and their ties
Individuation, the making of a person or a thing as a distinct being, offers a clear way to read daily…
EMDR therapy helps some people with PTSD
EMDR therapy for PTSD explained in plain language: how sessions work, what studies show, WHO/NICE guidance, limits, and risks to help you choose.