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Zoning out or deep thinking? - news via @USC | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 405

Everyone has at least a few non-negotiable values. These are the things that, no matter what the circumstance, you'd never compromise for any reason - such as "I'd never hurt a child," or "I'm against the death penalty." Real-time brain scans show that when people read stories that deal with these core, protected values, the "default mode network" in their brains activates.

Filmmakers know exactly how to help you read on-screen emotions - via @SpringerNature | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 469

Movie makers implicitly know how important it is to be able to read someone's expression, and that distance influences how easy this is done. This explains why close-ups of an actor appear on screen for shorter periods than shots in which the person's face is smaller and is surrounded by distracting objects, according to a study by James Cutting and Kacie Armstrong of Cornell University in the US, published in Springer's journal Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics . They argue that the craft of popular movie making relies on psychological principles about how much humans can absorb and comprehend.

Your symptoms are evolution's way of telling you to stay home - via @WeizmannScience | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 374

When you have a fever, your nose is stuffed and your headache is spreading to your toes, your body is telling you to stay home in bed. Feeling sick is an evolutionary adaptation according to a hypothesis put forward by Prof. Guy Shakhar of the Weizmann Institute's Immunology Department and Dr. Keren Shakhar of the Psychology Department of the College of Management Academic Studies, in a recent paper published in PLoS Biology.

Why daring to compare online prices pays off offline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 383

The constant barrage of post-holiday sales touted by web-based retailers may make it seem like online shopping is killing real-world stores. But shoppers are actually engaging in "web-to-store" shopping -- buying offline after comparing prices online.

How to spot if your toddler is ready for reading lessons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 348

Even before they can read, children as young as 3 years of age are beginning to understand how a written word is different than a simple drawing -- a nuance that could provide an important early indicator for children who may need extra help with reading lessons, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.

Men over 60 who pay for sex use less protection and purchase more sex as they age | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 314

A new study published today in the American Journal of Men's Health (a SAGE journal) surveyed American men between the ages of 60 and 84 who pay for sex and found that the older they were, the more frequently they paid for sex and the more likely they were to have experienced unprotected sexual intercourse multiple times with their favorite commercial sex providers.

How you manage your emails may be bad for your health - news via @FW_Centre @BPSOfficial | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 360

New research suggests that it's not just the volume of emails that causes stress; it's our well-intentioned habits and our need to feel in control that backfires on us. These are some of the key findings presented next week, Thursday 7 January 2016, at the British Psychological Society's Division of Occupational Psychology annual conference in Nottingham by Dr Richard MacKinnon from the Future Work Centre.

Students with influence over peers reduce school bullying by 30 percent - news via @WilsonSchool | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 740

Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents, but the answer may not lie within rules set by adults, according to new research led by Princeton University. Instead, the solution might actually be to have the students themselves, particularly those most connected to their peers, promote conflict resolution in school. A team of researchers from Princeton, Rutgers University and Yale University engaged groups of influential students in 56 New Jersey middle schools to spread messages about the dangers of bullying and school conflict. Using messaging platforms such as Instagram, print posters and colorful wristbands, the selected students were encouraged to discuss in their own voices positive ways to handle conflict, using terms with which their peers could identify. For more details please visit http://wws.princeton.edu

Primary school kids will be tested on times tables #psychology | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 168