Tag: Psychology
Lessons from sports psychology research
This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Since the early years of this century, it has been commonplace for computerized...
Computer modeling is tracing the hidden evolution of sign languages
It’s relatively easy to trace a written linguistic history—there’s generally a lot of written documentation and records to study....
13 percent of AI chat bot users in the US just want to talk
Most people continue to use AI programs such as ChatGPT, Bing, and Google Bard for mundane tasks like internet searches and text editing....
Many 988 crisis hotline counselors want more training to juggle a mix of calls
This article was originally published on KFF Health News. In the year and a half since its launch, 988—the country’s easy-to-remember,...
AI therapists might not actually help your mental health
This article was originally featured on KFF Health News. In the past few years, 10,000 to 20,000 apps have stampeded into the mental health...
Instagram will start telling teens to put down their phones and go to sleep
Meta is attempting to encourage Instagram’s younger users to put down their phones in favor of a solid night’s rest. According to a...
Meta begins automatically restricting teen users to more ‘age-appropriate’ content
Meta announced plans to implement new privacy safeguards specifically aimed at better shielding teens and minors from online content...
Baboons can recover from childhood trauma with a little help from their friends
Forging strong social relationships can help mitigate the effects of traumatic childhood events in human adults, but also in baboons. A...
Shaking presents for science
This time of year, it’s not unusual to see a family member or a friend get impatient and try to figure out what is inside a wrapped...
Should kids use social media? US psychology experts share their do’s and don’ts.
One of the leading US mental health organizations, the American Psychological Association (APA), has issued its first ever health advisory...
