Friday, March 17, 2023

Although measures of numeric ability, such as objective numeracy, are often used to index ability-related polarization, we have robustly found ideological differences to be more pronounced among those higher in verbal ability

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Ability-related polarization in political attitudes: Mechanisms of motivated reasoning. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard. 2023 SC Upstate Research S...

The greater the presence of customers wearing masks in a store, the lower the propensity of new visitors to wear masks

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The influence of social conformity on mask-wearing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dušan Mladenović, Michal Jirásek, Tomáš Ondráček, ...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Great apes reach momentary altered mental states by spinning

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Great apes reach momentary altered mental states by spinning. Adriano R. Lameira & Marcus Perlman. Primates, Mar 14 2023. https://link.s...

Educational attainment: Genetic variance accounted for 51% of the total variance, but within women and men, 40% and 58% of the total variance respectively

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Nature, Nurture, and the Meaning of Educational Attainment: Differences by Sex and Socioeconomic Status. Thalida Em Arpawong et al. Twin Res...

Epidemic: Overall, this study lends support to the idea that smartphones can be beneficial for individuals, particularly during times when face-to-face interaction is limited

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Did smartphones enhance or diminish well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic? Jennifer L. Heyman and Kostadin Kushlev. Front. Psychol., March...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Prevalence of Intoxicating Substance Use Before or During Sex Among Young Adults: Young adults show a high prevalence of the use intoxicating substances before or during sex, with women competing with men in every respect

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Prevalence of Intoxicating Substance Use Before or During Sex Among Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. María Isabel Gómez-...