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There was a massive decline in support for trans athletes over 2019-2024

Cannabis doesn't just blur memories—it can reshape them

Cannabis use was consistently related to a higher prevalence of internalizing problems, and these associations strengthened between 2012 and 2022.

New research suggests people in polyamorous relationships develop higher levels of communication and trust than monogamous couples, primarily because they are forced to navigate more "complex" relationship challenges

Online astroturfing: A problem beyond disinformation (2022)

Children carrying the Huntington’s gene mutation show increased cortical volume and superior cognitive performance early in life

Competitive gaming communities can become social sanctuaries - players who initially join a group to improve their digital skills often stay for the deep personal connections they form

Mars Organics Can’t Be Fully Explained by Geological Processes Alone, NASA Study Says

Across five countries (N = 7,500), digitally skilled, young, male, educated, and right-wing individuals are most drawn to alternative social media platforms, with right-wing ideology serving as a stronger predictor of usage than anti-establishment views or privacy concerns

Can random experimental choice lead to better theories?

Although both Democrats and Republicans tend to be more tolerant of democratic norm violations that benefit their own party, this is not always symmetrical, even when political stakes appear identical

Analysis of hate speech dynamics on Gab reveals that social disapproval fails to deter hate speech; instead, users who receive negative reactions to their posts tend to double down, producing more toxic content in future interactions.

Men are more likely than women to avoid shared experiences (e.g., going to the movies, sharing food) with individuals of the same gender, due to societal expectations that men should be unambiguously heterosexual, according to five preregistered studies (N = 3,215 adults).

A Decade of BBC Question Time Data Reveals Imbalance in Journalist Guests

Study of text-to-image models, including DALL-E 3 and Google Gemini, indicates that AI-generated climate imagery is driven by pre-existing biases in training data, with DALL-E 3 showing a consistent preference for "polar bear" metaphors rather than scientifically grounded representations.

Masculinity, emotional regulation, and alcohol use after romantic conflict shows that individuals with stronger masculine orientations are more likely to drink after relationship disagreements, driven primarily by negative emotions such as anger and jealousy rather than biological sex.

Rodent contamination of soft drinks: An evaluation of postmortem changes

A Breakthrough on Modeling Cancer Prevention and Elimination by Low Radiation Doses

Longitudinal study suggests psychological well-being predicts later self-control, rather than self-control increasing well-being

Vulvas, aligning with cultural aesthetics, were rated as more attractive and linked to positive personality traits by other women

An Intravenous Injection of Reelin Rescues Endogenous Reelin Expression and Epithelial Cell Apoptosis in the Small Intestine Following Chronic Stress

The 2008 Great Recession Lowered Americans’ Class Identity, according to a paper in Psychological Science: In three of four data sets (total N = 164,296), the authors found the 2008 Great Recession shifted Americans toward identifying as a lower class.

Anti-Egalitarians Are Lenient Toward Corporate Misconduct: Mixed Evidence for the Role of Threat and Mind Perception

The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile (1973-1990) changed school curricula to promote the regime's ideology

A 10-year study finds that romantic partners gradually shape each other’s political party preferences — when one partner’s support for a party rises or falls, the other tends to follow the next year, a dynamic that may help explain political alignment and polarization.

Parkinson’s disease and diet: frequent consumption of sweets (+20%), red meat (+15%), and cured meats (+32%) linked to higher likelihood of developing PD, while fruit, primarily citrus…

As occupations increasingly become stereotyped as women’s work, the general prestige of those occupations declines

Introduction to the concept of likelihood and its applications (2018)

Study finds unionization among hospital healthcare workers led to significantly higher raises, no overtime work pressure, access to insurance, experiencing less workplace harassment and higher mental well-being

A 5-year study finds it is not gullibility but community that draws people in

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