With their massive flapping ears and long trunks, it isn't hard to believe that elephants tend to rely on acoustic and olfactory cues for communication. They use gestures and visual displays to communicate as well, but we ...
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When graphic videos go viral, like the recent fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, it can feel impossible to protect yourself from seeing things you did not consent to see. But there are steps you can take.
Social Sciences
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We are regularly bombarded with information about a steep drop in attention spans. Based on its own data in 2015, Microsoft reported that the average attention span had dropped from about 12 seconds for millennials to eight ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2025
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So your boss wants you in the office more? If this makes you anxious, you're not alone.
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2025
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Social media offers a wealth of signals for understanding financial market behavior, and the key to leveraging them may lie in distinguishing between how investors feel and what they choose to focus on, according to a new ...
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2025
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The use of social media is contributing to declining attention spans, emotional volatility, and compulsive behaviors among young people, according to a new report by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) ...
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2025
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New data reveals that intersex individuals—those born with physical variations of sex anatomy that don't align with typical notions of a female or male body—are much more likely to experience harassment, bullying, mental ...
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Have you ever wondered what kind of video content would most grab the attention of monkeys?
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The UK public broadly supports efforts to reduce the environmental impact of health care, but some fear that environmental arguments could be used to justify cost-cutting or service reductions, shows a new study.
Environment
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Mellissa Hairston has been living in the Atlanta area for 15 years. But it wasn't until Memorial Day 2024, while soaking up the sun from her Milton home's hot tub, that the mother of four crossed paths with the Asian needle ...
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Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Examples include listening carefully to what someone is saying while ignoring other conversations in a room (the cocktail party effect) or listening to a cell phone conversation while driving a car. Attention is one of the most intensely studied topics within psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
William James, in his textbook Principles of Psychology, remarked:
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