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You’re probably trying to swipe way out of your league on dating apps

sudshr47 August 9, 2018

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Online dating isn’t easy, and now we have the data to prove it.

A new study, published in the journal Science Advances Wednesday — which analyzed data from a pool of tens of thousands of online dating profiles in New York, Boston, Seattle, and Chicago — found that people consistently message potential mates who are out of their league.

What a shock.

Study authors Elizabeth Bruch and Mark Newman pulled information from profiles and plugged it into an algorithm which took into account age, education, gender, and race/ethnicity in relation to the number of messages received among heterosexual individuals. Read more…

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Empathy technologies like VR, AR, and social media can transform education

sudshr47 April 22, 2018

Jennifer Carolan Contributor Jennifer Carolan is a general partner and co-founder of Reach Capital. In The Better Angels of Our Nature, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker makes the case for reading as a “technology for perspective-taking” that has the capacity to not only evoke people’s empathy but also expand it. “The power of literacy,” as he […]

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This eQuoo app games you to into learning useful psychological skills

sudshr47 March 9, 2018

 Mental health is one of the biggest issues of recent times, with Kendall Jenner, Emma Stone, Lady Gaga and even The Rock opening up about their mental health issues. Even the royal family has got in on the act, setting up the Heads Together charity. And it’s not just a fleeting issue. The World Health Organisation says depression will overtake cancer as the world’s main… Read More

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Phone-addicted teens aren’t as happy as those who play sports and hang out IRL, new study suggests

sudshr47 January 23, 2018

 To no parent’s surprise, too much smartphone use makes teens unhappy. So says a new study from San Diego State University, which pulled data from over one million 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders in the U.S. showing teens who spent more time on social media, gaming, texting and video-chatting on their phones were not as happy as those who played sports, went outside and interacted with… Read More

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Facebook responds to criticism that the network is ‘destroying how society works’

sudshr47 December 12, 2017

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In an unexpected move, Facebook PR just pushed back against criticism after a former executive’s critical words of the company affecting our behavior and society spread this week.

“The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how society works,” said Chamath Palihapitiya, who joined Facebook in 2007 and served as its vice president for user growth. 

The comments were made on Nov. 13 but a video of him speaking at Stanford Graduate School of Business circulated after The Verge shared it on Monday, nearly a month after the event.  Read more…

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Former Facebook exec says network is ‘destroying how society works’

sudshr47 December 11, 2017

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“You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.” 

That was the tagline for The Social Network, the film about creating Facebook, and it’s only become more relevant as the social network has grown to more than 2 billion people. Those “few enemies” are former Facebook executives, people who helped build the tech giant. 

“The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how society works,” said Chamath Palihapitiya, who joined Facebook in 2007 and served as its vice president for user growth. He was referring to the iconic “like” button and other reactions we have while browsing News Feed.  Read more…

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Revising the results of last year’s study, Posit Science still effectively combats dementia

sudshr47 November 16, 2017

 Revising the results of their headline-grabbing, decade-long study, researchers from top universities still believe that a brain training exercise from app developer Posit Science can actually reduce the risk of dementia among older adults. The groundbreaking study still has incredible implications for the treatment of neurological disorders associated with aging — and helps to validate… Read More

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This wacky course wants to help you better understand your cat or dog

sudshr47 November 6, 2017

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Pets are seriously like babies that can’t talk yet — they’re crying (or hissing, or barking, or wagging their tail) and you just don’t know what they want. They’ve already been fed, have already gone to the bathroom, so what gives?

Until someone invents a human-to-animal translating device, there’s an online course designed to help fill the void in the meantimeThe Truth About Cats and Dogs wants to up your communication game with your fur baby.

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