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The Great Ghosting Paradox
… Some of this was projection. “We love an avatar more than a specific being,” Pettman writes, “a gestalt abstraction, lifted from all the love stories we’ve imbibed since childhood.” I wanted this guy to
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Why We Should Thank Pigeons For Our AI Breakthroughs
… If computers can do all that with just a pigeonlike brain, some animal researchers are now wondering if actual pigeons deserve more credit than they’re commonly given. “When considered in light of the accomplishments
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What Many Parents Miss About the Phones-in-Schools Debate
… all of this digital social worry doesn’t seem to be helping teens become more interpersonally adept. Sitting in an airport with my 18-year-old and her friend, on the way to check out a college
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7 Simple Ways To Be A Bit Happier Each Day
With the stresses of daily life, it can often seem difficult to find moments to smell the proverbial roses. … “You can make small changes in your life that have big effects,” said Darwin Guevarra, an
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Combatting Toxic Stress with Science
… Issues arise when the body fails to control the on–off switch, says Wendy Berry Mendes, a psychologist at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Stress becomes problematic if the body overreacts to situations that
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You Don’t Know Yourself as Well as You Think You Do
… It can also feel like a vital part of life, as though if you’re not seeking self-understanding, you’re missing out. (Our old pal Socrates also said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”) “If
