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The Forgotten Art Of Doing Nothing
Lifehacker: Let’s face it. We’re all addicted to technology. Scuttling around, trying to do something productive every minute. We’re also the first generation in the history of mankind with a plethora of apps and devices
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Helping Kids Take Criticism Constructively (Even When It Isn’t Constructive)
The New York Times: Parents and teachers spend an enormous amount of time thinking about how to frame feedback for kids. We’re torn between the desire to teach and the urge to protect children from
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Lonely People Are More Likely to See Doll Faces as Human
The Atlantic: For social animals like humans, the health cost of loner-dom can be high—depression, high blood pressure, and an increase in stress hormones have all been linked to a lack of social connection. Previous
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Uncanny Valley Not So Uncanny for Lonely People
Live Science: Loneliness breeds wishful thinking, according to a new study that finds that eerily unrealistic faces seem more realistic to people when they feel isolated and alone. People who are lonely see the”uncanny valley
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Undergraduates’ Thoughts About Creative Success: Anecdotes From a Creativity Seminar
What do undergraduates think about how creative ability develops? It seems like a simple question, but it led to a sea change in my own scientific outlook. It also embodies an important example of the
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Loneliness narrows the uncanny valley
CNET: Talking to inanimate objects when you’re feeling lonely may not be so strange after all. According to new research conducted by a team at Darmouth College in the UK and Harvard University in the
