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The study also found that people who post lots of selfies are less likely to be narcissistic than those who post lots of “posies” (photos of themselves taken by someone else).
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Within each country, there are considerable variations in responses to news content at the individual level, the study also found.
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People who are optimistic are significantly more likely to live past the age of 85, the study found.
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“Using robust data to challenge these sorts of myths is important,” sociologist Leah Ruppaner says, “especially given that women continue to be bombarded with work, family and household tasks.”
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Most of the volunteers first went through a period of digital “withdrawal,” marked by anxiety and feelings of frustration. Those negative emotions eventually gave way to acceptance, enjoyment and even “liberation.”
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In 2019, 86 percent of Americans had at least “a fair amount” of confidence that scientists act in the public interest — up three percentage points from the previous year.
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The finding was true for all four groups looked at in the study — police officers, financial advisers, white-collar criminals and corporate executives.
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“Our findings suggest that urban greening strategies with a remit for supporting community mental health should prioritize the protection and restoration of urban tree canopy,” the researchers concluded.
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“Music lights up the emotional area of the brain, the reward system and the pleasure pathways,” said Dr. Veena Graff, the study’s lead author.
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The study and its findings are robust enough to offer a somewhat hopeful path forward for people who are trying to counter the damaging fallout of science denialism.
