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Image of Territorial Infringement. Credit: 2023 Ioku and Watamura, Cultural Invariance and Ideological Variance of Collective Ownership Threat in Intergroup Relations. Peace and Conflict Throughout the world, it is common for threats to national sovereignty or territorial integrity to stir up strong emotions among the public. Now, researchers from Japan have found that the strength of the reaction to such threats can break down…

Harvard psychologists show that the way we perceive time affects the speed of physical wound healing. Using experiments where participants experienced time at different rates, the study found that wounds healed faster when more time was perceived to have passed, challenging traditional views on the psychological influences on physical health. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA Harvard study demonstrates that perceived time can accelerate or slow down physical healing, suggesting a strong mind-body connection in health.Perceived…

As 2023 comes to a close, America Ferrera can look back fondly on her year in Hollywood, especially as one of the key stars of the Barbie movie alongside Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Michael Cera and more. Amid being part of 2023’s biggest blockbuster, Ferrera reflected on her over two decades in Hollywood by talking candidly about what it was like having her body scrutinized in the public eye in the early days of her career. A lot has changed in regard to how Hollywood perceives a range of body types (and it still has a…

N.O.R.E. and Cam’ron appear to back on good terms. The Queens native shared on Twitter Monday that he had a conversation with Cam where the two were able to come to an understanding. “Just spoke to cam we good!!!” the Drink Champs co-host wrote.Cam responded by sharing the tweet on his own Instagram Stories, adding a series of hearts and a flex emoji.Image via InstagramTheir misunderstanding stems from a remark made by N.O.R.E. on The Joe Budden Podcast, which Cam’ron interpreted as a diss towards him. Cam posted a clip…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Consumers are less likely to perceive a negative review from someone of a Black background as credible, according to a first-of-a-kind study which explored the impact of showing race in online profile pictures and avatars. Carried out by researchers from Nottingham Trent University, University of…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Making an intentional effort to recognize positive life events and achievements while gathering for food and drink will leave you feeling more socially supported, new research shows. The research, published online in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, finds that celebrations with three…

The authors found that individuals displaying more interactive styles of usage reported stronger feelings of social connectedness and social capital. Credit: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay, CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) A new experimental task, involving a mock social networking site, can group people into three distinct styles of social media use—passive, reactive and interactive.…

Education researchers have known for decades that a child's exposure to scientific tools and activities is directly correlated with their interest and success in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as adults. Credit: Florida Museum/Kristen Grace According to a new study, children think they have less access to common measurement tools and toys around the house than their parents do. This was the unexpected…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Makeup is a form of body art that has been used for millennia to change facial appearance. Though styles of makeup have varied through time and between cultures, the actual modification of the face tends to be quite similar, with an emphasis on making the skin appear more even and the facial features more prominent. For instance, think Cleopatra eyes or Kylie Jenner lips.…

Profiles (a) and (b) are male profiles, and (c) and (d) are female profiles. Credit: van der Zanden et al, 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) A new study involving users of online dating sites has revealed a link between the perceived originality of text in dating profiles and better impressions of attractiveness. Tess van der Zanden and colleagues at Tilburg University in The Netherlands…