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Children who watch violent or scary content on TV are more likely to have sleep issues
Washington Post: Children ages 3 to 5 who watched violent or scary content on television, or watched TV in the evening, are increasingly likely to have nightmares, trouble falling asleep or other sleep issues, a study says. The researched published in the journal Pediatrics also revealed that kids who had a TV in their bedrooms watched about 40 additional minutes of television per day. (Los Angeles Times) Read more: Washington Post
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Será que ele é gay? Mulheres que estão ovulando sabem melhor, diz estudo
Marie Claire Brazil: O período fértil muda muita coisa na vida de uma mulher – humor, desejo e, em última instância, maternidade. Mas uma recente descoberta de cientistas canadenses diz que ele transforma também o nosso “gaydar”. Segundo o estudo, mulheres adivinham melhor a orientação sexual de homens quando estão ovulando. Nos outros dias do ciclo, essa habilidade cai. Read more: Marie Claire Brazil
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Violent Video Games, Behavior: Latest Evidence
Miller-McCune: A clear consensus exists among researchers that playing violent video games is a risk factor for aggressive attitudes and behavior. The Supreme Court today struck down a California law barring the sale of violent video games to children. By a vote of 7 to 2, the justices ruled that the law violated the First Amendment right to free speech. In a concurring vote, Justice Samuel Alito (joined by Chief Justice John Roberts) wrote that a more carefully crafted law restricting such sales might be constitutional.
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East vs. West: Who wins in the office?
CNN Money: The banners have been unfurled, the trophies have been hoisted, and the NBA and NHL seasons have come to an end. Some say sports hold too much weight in the real world, but there is something to be said for how the team attitudes match the regional dispositions of their people. On the hardwood, the Western Conference's Dallas Mavericks used creative teamwork to defeat the result-oriented Miami Heat of the East. And on the ice, the aggressive Boston Bruins of the NHL's Northeast Division willed themselves to victory over a relaxed pack of skilled Vancouver Canucks from the Northwest. Likewise in the office, research is proving that these local temperaments are quite accurate.
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Poignancy and Patriotism: How 4th of July Speeches Inspire
With the planet on the verge of extermination by alien invaders, U.S. President Thomas Whitmore summons all his rhetorical talent to rally Americans for an epic 4th of July battle, the “largest aerial battle in the history of Mankind.” The Earth faces annihilation, he warns a rag-tag assembly of patriots: “But we will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight. We are going to live on. We are going to survive. Today we celebrate our Independence Day!” The speech works, as anyone knows who has seen the blockbuster 1996 movie Independence Day.
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Gender Is Dead! Long Live Gender!
NPR: Conjure before your mind the image of a physics professor. Imagine what his life is like. Now pretend, for a few moments, that you are that person. Try to get a feel for what it is like to be him. Now let's start anew. This time think of a cheerleader. Picture her; imagine what her life is like. Now pretend to be her. Imagine what it is like to be her. When psychologist Adam Galinksy and his collaborator at Northwestern University asked subjects to carry out this sort of exercise, they made a startling finding. After the exercise, subjects were asked to characterize themselves.
