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Many parents struggle for years to adjust after learning a child’s sexual orientation: Study calls for solutions that would help support parents and keep gay, bisexual and lesbian youth healthy and safe

June 20, 2019 Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Educational Policy, parenting, Popular Culture, Public Health, Public Health Education, sexual health

Two years after their child “comes out” as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB), many parents still say that it is

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How superstitions spread: Even seemingly irrational beliefs can become ensconced in the social norms of a society

April 18, 2019 Artificial Intelligence, Behavior, Mathematical Modeling, Popular Culture, Relationships, Social Psychology, Surveillance, Transportation Issues, Video Games

Ancient Roman leaders once made decisions about important events, such as when to hold elections or where to build new

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People with a sense of oneness experience greater life satisfaction: Effect is found regardless of religion

April 12, 2019 Behavior, Ethics, Intelligence, Popular Culture, Religion, Social Psychology, Spirituality, STEM Education

People who believe in oneness — the idea that everything in the world is connected and interdependent — appear to

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Don’t panic: Lessons learned from Hawaii false alarm: ‘Ballistic missile threat inbound’ text message made people verify and check what others were doing

February 28, 2019 anxiety, Behavior, Disaster Plan, Encryption, Hacking, Information Technology, Popular Culture, psychology, Social Issues

When Hawaiian Island residents received a false alarm text message that said “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate

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Conditional release programs often work for criminally insane

September 7, 2018 Anger Management, Depression, Justice, Legal Issues, Mental Health, Popular Culture, Psychiatry, Public Health

After being found not guilty by reason of insanity, it’s not typically a crime — rather declining mental health or

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Irony is the new black

August 22, 2018 Behavior, Borderline Personality Disorder, Consumer Behavior, Consumerism, Popular Culture, psychology, Retail and Services, Surveillance

A giddy tween wearing a Justin Bieber t-shirt at a Justin Bieber concert — not too surprising. But what about

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