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/ 10 months agoA TikTok ‘expert’ says you have post-traumatic stress disorder − but do you? A trauma psychiatrist explains what PTSD really is and how to seek help
Post-traumatic stress disorder can’t be diagnosed over social media.
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/ 10 months ago‘Collective mind’ bridges societal divides − psychology research explores how watching the same thing can bring people together
Even in a moment of extreme partisanship, ‘we’ still exist if ‘we’ can witness something together. Researchers are exploring how shared...
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/ 10 months agoHow much influence does Iran have over its proxy ‘Axis of Resistance’ − Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis?
Iran has expanded its network of partners across the Middle East. But it isn’t a simple case of Tehran dictating the...
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/ 10 months agoBack in the USSR: New high school textbooks in Russia whitewash Stalin’s terror as Putin wages war on historical memory
The whitewashing of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and his crimes is crucial for understanding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s imperialist ideology...
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/ 10 months agoHow the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
Shows, movies and day-to-day language promote myths about voodoo that reinforce more than a century of stereotypes and discrimination, writes a...
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/ 10 months agoWhy New Hampshire and Iowa don’t make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
Two states that are not representative of the US, particularly in terms of race, have outsize influence in the presidential campaign.
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/ 10 months agoTiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are pushed underwater
Microplastic pollution is a growing problem − one lab is looking at tiny insects as inspiration for how these pollutants might...
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/ 10 months agoAlcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects
Improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms of addiction can change how researchers and clinicians approach treatments.
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/ 10 months agoNew Hampshire voting doesn’t look like other states − here’s why that matters for the Republican primary
A New Hampshire election and politics expert agrees that independent voters are important in the state’s primary − but they shouldn’t...
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/ 10 months agoA surprising history of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, once a leader in expanding civil rights and now a leader in limiting government power
A court long known for its landmark decisions expanding civil rights is now known for highly conservative rulings reining in government...
