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“In her study and interviews, [Valeria Pfeifer, a #psychologist at the University of Missouri,] noted that human⁠s have been #speaking for 200,000 years. She also noted that real, live #conversation⁠s "involve different social and #cognitive processes than typed conversations and that such live conversations can elicit benefits in well-being that app⁠s and social media cannot readily replace."”

#app #Word #human #social

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What does that new finding mean for our humanity and how we relate to each other?

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🎥 I've just wrapped up a whole morning of recording new videos for a course I'm developing. A ton of bloopers, lots of eye-rolling, and lots of editing required! But I'm glad to have the raw materials sorted.

#Psychologist #PsychologistAtWork #Selfie #OfficeLife

People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition

In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...

#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research

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🧠 Which is a psychological treatment for depression? #mentalhealth #depression #psychologist ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy-31EGe1wM
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'Nana' is set to transform into a criminal psychologist for her next role.Continue reading on HanCinema:

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/apes-behaviour-bonobo-chimpanzee-humans-science-aoe; https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz0743 (abstract only). "'It seems to be a recurring thing in our field where people come up with reasons why #humans are #special & unique, & then #scientists like me test it out, & we find that, actually, maybe we’re not that special after all,' says the study’s lead author, Amalia Bastos, a comparative #psychologist at the University of St Andrews in #Scotland. “That animals, too, are capable of secondary representations or imagination.'"
Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought

A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash. I should hope so! How much longer are the #Christian #right in the #US going to continue supporting #Trump if he keeps pulling #blasphemous stunts like this? I knew a #psychologist who had worked in an in-patient #psychiatric ward, & had the dubious privilege of introducing one "Jesus" to another.
Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry

The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’

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#RawStory - Apr 6, 2026

#Psychologist shares startling warning about #Trump's newest #addiction: 'He gets off on it!'

Dr. #JohnGartner, a former professor at #JohnsHopkins University, discussed Trump's "rapidly declining" mental state on a new episode of "The #DailyBeast Podcast" with host #JoannaColes. He argued that Trump's sense of #grandiosity is becoming more "inflamed," which has led the president to develop a new addiction to scaring people and starting #wars.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676671807/

Psychologist shares startling warning about Trump's newest addiction: 'He gets off on it!'

A prominent psychologist shared a startling warning about President Donald Trump's newest addiction during a live podcast interview on Monday. Dr. John Gartner, a former professor at Johns Hopkins University, discussed Trump's "rapidly declining" mental state on a new episode of "The Daily Beast Pod...

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