New research shows the popular sleep sound could be doing more harm than good
Category: Social Sciences
-
As AI-generated music advances, humans still lead in creativity, research finds
AI can write songs, but still has a way to go before matching the creativity of tunes made by people, according to Carnegie Mellon University research.
Continue Reading
-
Medieval miracles: Dragon-slaying saints once healed the land
New research suggests that the Vatican’s recently opened eco-friendly farm reflects a long forgotten chapter in Catholic history. The farm was inaugurated by the first ever Augustinian pope and, according to historian Dr. Krisztina Ilko, mirrors…
Continue Reading
-
Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects
Stinging clouds of tear gas explode from beneath a car full of children, forcing them to flee into the snowy street to seek air that’s safe to breathe. A man, face painted orange with pepper spray, is pinned to the icy ground by…
Continue Reading
-
Groundhog day explained: Why this furry forecaster still matters
Every Feb. 2, Americans turn to a groundhog to see whether winter will stick around. But Groundhog Day is about much more than shadows and more weeks of cold. The tradition began in 1886, when the first Punxsutawney Phil was crowned in…
Continue Reading
-
Can AI help with the hardest thing: pro health behavior change
Medical and societal imperatives exist to modify unhealthy behaviors that contribute to the growing burden of chronic diseases and excess wastage of human lives1. However, the paucity of successful behavioral intervention level-sets plus the…
Continue Reading
-
Longitudinal associations between cognitive ability and socioeconomic status are partially genetic in nature
Based on a representative panel of emerging adults, individual cognitive ability (IQ) reported to be a reliable predictor for socioeconomic status (SES), in terms of educational attainment and occupational prestige. Both IQ and SES were…
Continue Reading