Saturday, August 20, 2022

Novel hypotheses that answer key questions about the evolution of sexual reproduction

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The origination events of gametic sexual reproduction and anisogamy. Yukio Yasui & Eisuke Hasegawa. Journal of Ethology, Aug 19 2022. ht...

The most well-known animal phobias today do not appear in ancient sources (only fear of snakes and mice); arachnophobia does not show up in the extant texts

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Fear, disgust, hate: negative emotions evoked by animals in ancient literature. Lucyna Kostuch. History of Psychiatry, May 19, 2022. https:/...
Friday, August 19, 2022

Individuals who relate consequences to their own behavior are more likely to donate money & in-kind gifts to charitable causes, to share money with others, to cast a vote in parliamentary elections, to donate blood, & to contribute to climate mitigation

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Locus of Control and Prosocial Behavior. Mark A. Andor, James Cox, Andreas Gerster, Michael Price, Stephan Sommer & Lukas Tomberg. NBER ...

Anointing others is a social antiparasitic behaviour; in capuchin monkeys it is also a beneficial custom thru social bonding

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The role of anointing in robust capuchin monkey, Sapajus apella, social dynamics. Emily J.E. Messer et al. Animal Behaviour, Volume 190, Aug...

57pct of people snoozed; the majority of them snoozed for almost half an hour before getting out of bed

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Snoozing: An Examination of A Common Method of Waking. Stephen M Mattingly, Gonzalo Martinez, Jessica Young, Meghan K Cain, Aaron Striegel. ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Attitudes toward public female toplessness appear to be driven more by individual opinions than by context (e.g., beach, park) or structural factors (e.g., region or state-legality)

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Objectification and Reactions toward Public Female Toplessness in the United States: Looking Beyond Legal Approval. Colin R. Harbke & Da...

Bored and better: Finding a boring person results in people feeling not only superior to the boring individual, but also to others

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Bored and better: Interpersonal boredom results in people feeling not only superior to the boring individual, but also to others. Jonathan G...

Less than 50pct of Psychology research were successfully replicated by preregistered studies

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Röseler, Lukas, Taisia Gendlina, Josefine Krapp, Noemi Labusch, and Astrid Schütz. 2022. “Successes and Failures of Replications: A Meta-ana...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

From 2018... Against commonly held views, cynical individuals generally do worse on cognitive ability and academic competency tasks

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 From 2018... The Cynical Genius Illusion: Exploring and Debunking Lay Beliefs About Cynicism and Competence. Olga Stavrova, Daniel Ehlebrac...
Monday, August 15, 2022

Instead of the human larynx having increased complexity, it has actually simplified relative to other primates, allowing for clearer sound production with less aural chaos

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Evolutionary loss of complexity in human vocal anatomy as an adaptation for speech. Takeshi Nishimura et al. Science, Aug 11 2022, Vol 377, ...

Why are males not doing these environmental behaviors?: exploring males’ psychological barriers to environmental action

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Why are males not doing these environmental behaviors?: exploring males’ psychological barriers to environmental action. Jessica E. Desroch...
Sunday, August 14, 2022

Do Funding Agencies Select and Enable Risky Research? In the European Research Council, applicants with a history of risky research are less likely to be selected for funding than those without such a history

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Do Funding Agencies Select and Enable Risky Research: Evidence from ERC Using Novelty as a Proxy of Risk Taking. Reinhilde Veugelers, Jian W...

Naive Stoic Ideology, a misinterpretation of stoic philosophy: There is a negative association between stoic ideology and well-being

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Misunderstood Stoicism: The negative Association Between Stoic Ideology and well-Being. Johannes Alfons Karl, Paul Verhaeghen, Shelley N. Ai...