Could a dose of nature be just what the doctor ordered?

Exposure to the outdoors is linked with improved human health, but little is known about how much we really need Numerous studies over the past 30 years have linked exposure to nature with improved human health and well-being. These findings are of growing importance: In the near future, 70% of the world's population will live in cities, where they will face a rising tide of lifestyle-related disease...   <<Read Article>>
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Neither flashing traffic lights nor the colour yellow deter pedestrians from crossing

A study by scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) has shown that neither flashing traffic lights nor the colour yellow have any effect on pedestrians...   <<Read Article>>  
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The Psychology of Healthy Facebook Use

Do you ever go to parties just to look at beautiful people and listen to them chatter about their lovely lives? Lives punctuated only occasionally by some glitch—maybe a death in the family, or a social injustice that warrants reprimanding of societal power structures... <<Read Article>>
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Women think ‘as rationally’ as men – but also use more gut feeling

How much do men and women differ psychologically? Does greater emotional empathy in women result in less rational thinking when it comes to choosing to do harm for a greater good?... <<Read Article>>
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Personality test finds Great Britain’s most extroverted, agreeable and emotionally stable regions

A survey of almost 400,000 British residents has highlighted significant differences in personalities between regions...   <<Read Article>>
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