Tag: society

The Stoned Pygmy Story You Didn’t See Coming

The researchers noted that cannabis might not be the only recreational drug that protects against parasites....

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Entrenched imperial orders do not die pretty deaths

The angst, humiliations, and sundry degradations of working people that are inherent to capitalism are unbearable for the multitudes...

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Money, Masculinity, and Marital Infidelity

The affairs of economically dependent men simply don't garner media attention, so we hear about this kind of infidelity far less often...

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New Approaches to College Drinking

Crackdown on low-priced serving methods such as kegs and "happy hours."...

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When citizens TURN. Documenting Disobedience

The kinds of people who engage in noncompliance are the same people who believe the government responds to their feedback....

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Smartphone or Dumbphone? Phone bans = Higher Grades

New technologies are typically thought of as improving productivity, however this is not always the case...

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Staring into the Mortal Abyss. Motivational?

Self-awareness among humans has been shown to create the potential for hope ...

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Would Average-Size Models Supersize Sales?

When it came to established brands, average-sized models could be used interchangeably with size zero models, with little or no impact on product or model evaluation...

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The Rise if the Robopets. Or not.

When engineers work on robotic dogs, they work on social intelligence, they address what people need from their dogs: companionship, love, obedience, dependence...

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The Sweat Smell of Success

In a way, happiness sweat is somewhat like smiling - it is infectious....

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Freelancing, self employment and accountants.

A gross day rate multiplied by 365 sounds impressive to some but the take home reality is generally less… much, much less. Plan accordingly....

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Kissy Kissy Icky Icky. Why kids don’t snog

A hardwired signal in the brain accounts for young children’s temporary aversion to bestowing physical affection on the opposite sex. It takes at least a decade of marriage to make the...

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Official: Smartphones Make You Stupid(er)

The cognitive effects of 'being in search mode' on the Internet may be so powerful that people still feel smarter even when their online searches reveal nothing...

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A spurious god created by a corrupt elite – Capitalism

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”A/dropcapfter one presents a cogent critique of capitalism, one is likely to hear the following as a reply from the propagandized, good...

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Two before bedtime? The Sensitivity Pill

Under tolcapone's influence, game players were more sensitive to and less tolerant of social inequity...

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At it like rabbits? Kids, Vids and Sex

As the portrayal of women as objects of lust reflects patriarchal values, media images that support this type of male dominance may provoke resistance in female viewers....

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Live longer by spending less time alone.

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”U/dropcaprr hur hurr. That’s a scientific euphemism, that is. ‘Spend less time alone’. They mean ‘shagging’,...

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Being laid off causes distrust for at least nine years

Job losses of the recent recession could lead to a worrying level of long-term distrust...

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Quantifying how much urban travel is based on social activity

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”O/dropcaput. There. With the germs and the filth and the encrusted detritus of human interaction and People Who Hug. Massachusetts Institute...

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The Ecocidal Feedback Loop of Consumerism

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapcocide. Methane feedback loops. And perpetual, low-grade war for the planet’s resources that will render her hostile to human...

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Feeling Unloved? Like this page.

Facebook - People who are generally insecure in their relationships are more actively engaged on the social media site....

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Negotiating Pain and Life’s Wounds

How does one respond to the forces and circumstances that insult, oppress and torment one's soul?...

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Neolithic Gear-Sluts Formed Social Bonds

Neolithic archery could have had a significant community and social role, as well as providing social prestige...

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Notes on a Dog

“Get rid of the dog”, she said. “Or get rid of me.”...

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Don’t Slap Her, She’s Pretty!

Girls who want to avoid being clobbered should aim to be tall, blonde and pretty. Does the 'Slap Her!' video send out the wrong message? ...

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On Killer Cops and Reverse Racism

Does one identify with and/or benefit from hyper-authoritarian power or does one empathize with the plight of the powerless?...

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Clueless Millenials Unable to Darn Socks Shocker!

Many high school students are left without basic skills, such as preparing meals and sewing....

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Niggas, Wiggas, Niggers, Wiggers. Language and the right to self-identify

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”H/dropcap ow long you niggas ball? All day, nigga. How much time you spent at the mall? All day, nigga. – Kanye West In response to an...

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No Olympic Medals? Get Your Women Out of the Kitchen.

Gender equality is the most significant and robust predictor of a country's Olympic success after gross domestic product...

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‘Too Old’? Depends on where you are.

People aged 70 and over who identify themselves as 'old' feel worse about their own health...

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