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No Bones about It: People Recognize Objects by Visualizing Their “Skeletons”
Do humans learn the same way as computers? Cognitive psychologists have debated this question for decades, but in the past few years the remarkable accomplishments of deep-learning computer systems have fanned the flames, particularly among researchers who study object recognition. Humans effortlessly know that a tree is a tree and a dog is a dog no matter the size, color or angle at which they’re viewed. In fact, identifying such visual elements is one of the earliest tasks children learn. But researchers have struggled to determine how the brain does this simple evaluation.
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Cheer up! Optimists live longer
Here’s a good reason to turn that frown upside down: Optimistic people live as much as 15% longer than pessimists, according to a new study spanning thousands of people and 3 decades. Scientists combined data from two large, long-term studies: one including 69,744 women and another of 1429 men, all of whom completed questionnaires that assessed their feelings about the future. After controlling for health conditions, behaviors like diet and exercise, and other demographic information, the scientists were able to show that the most optimistic women (top 25%) lived an average of 14.9% longer than their more pessimistic peers.
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Southeast Ecological Community Psychology Conference 2019 Deadline Extended
The Southeast Region of the Society for Community Research and Action invites you to submit a proposal for the 2019 Southeast ECO Conference, Back to BaSiCs: Reaffirming Core Values of Community Psychology. This conference is organized by graduate students with the goal of sharing knowledge relative to community psychology and related fields by connecting students, researchers, community members, and scientists to share experiences in an effort to reduce social inequalities and empower marginalized communities.
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NIH Requiring ORCID Accounts for Certain Grants
Starting this fall, NIH will require researchers who are involved in certain types of grants to link an ORCID ID number to their grants.
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New from APS: Psychological Science and Entrepreneurship Poster Award at APS 2020
Thanks to a sponsorship from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, APS is pleased to announce a new annual award to recognize and encourage research by students and emerging scholars studying psychological science and entrepreneurship.
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Venture capital funds led by people of color face more bias the better they perform, Stanford researchers find
When a black-led venture capital firm has an impressive track record, it encounters more bias from professional investors, according to new research by Stanford scholars. In a new study led by Stanford psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt, in collaboration with the private investment firm Illumen Capital, researchers found that when venture capital funds are managed by a person of color with strong credentials, professional investors judge them more harshly than their white counterparts with identical credentials.
