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The Tumblr office adopted Tommy, an 11-year-old Pomeranian.
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you: aww did you just get a cute text from your boyfriend?
me, holding back tears as I smile down at my phone: no, nasa just found 3 earth-sized potentially habitable exoplanets around a single star.
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JK Rowling: Suddenly, light started shining through the window!
J.R.R. Tolkien: The window, which hanged on the wall, softly letting its curtains dance around the room, suddenly brought a bright light into the house.
Douglass Adams: Quite unexpectedly, light shined through the window in the room, which was less surprising when you think about the fact that's what windows are for.
Lemony Snicket: Light shined through the window abruptly.
abruptly, usually means unexpected, or sudden. For instance, if your mother picked you up from school after telling you twice about doing that, it would not be abruptly. However, if someone were to tell you your house burned down and your parents were dead without telling you to sit down first, it would very much be called, abruptly.
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Why self-care is essential to preventing burnout!
Topics Discussed: - Self-care - Burnout - Social Support Learn more: - Self-Care Resources: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/04/se... Twitter: http://twitter.com/thepsychshow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thepsychshow Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/thepsych... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thepsychshow YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thepsychshow Follow Dr. Ali Mattu: http://twitter.com/alimattu Follow Dr. Brooke Miller: http://twitter.com/brookejmiller THE PSYCH SHOW! Weekly adventures in psychology, the brain, and behavioral sciences with Dr. Ali Mattu and Dr. Brooke Miller! Italian Afternoon by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
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Experts agree - "learning styles" are a myth can cause more harm than good.
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A roundup of math psychology in honor of Pi Day!
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Why do we all seem to develop phobias of the same things... like Snakes and Spiders and Heights (Oh My!)? It turns out that we are biologically predisposed to fear certain objects and situations. Watch as Brooke bravely discusses her spider phobia on this episode of The Psych Show!
Topics Discussed: - Classical conditioning is limited by biological preparedness - Biological preparedness for disgust - Biological preparedness for fear - Biological preparedness for fear as it relates to specific phobias
Learn more: -http://www.nature.com/articles/srep00080… - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…/j.1467-7687.2009.…/abstract -http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/venomous_snake_faqs.shtml -http://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/mortality-risk
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THE PSYCH SHOW! Weekly adventures in psychology, the brain, and behavioral sciences with Dr. Ali Mattu and Dr. Brooke Miller!
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It goes a lot like this
My anxiety: somethings off
Me: how so?
Anxiety: somethings wrong
Me: what
Anxiety: something
Me: like can you give me a general idea
Anxiety: somethings off
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Masculinity and Strength are broadly defined!
hang in there buddy.
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Facebook has begun using artificial intelligence to identify people that may be at risk of killing themselves. Find out more here
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Watch this interview with Brooke from just before she joined The Psych Show! We met each other at VidCon just a day earlier, and the day after this interview is when we decided to work together- and look at what we have achieved since then! A lot can change in six months (including hairstyles!)
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Why are we scared of snakes and spiders? Turns out evolution has molded us to be afraid of them?
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Since I get asked a lot about where to learn more about the human brain and behaviour, I’ve made a masterpost of books, websites, videos and online courses to introduce yourself to that piece of matter that sits between your ears.
Books
The Brain Book by Rita Carter
The Pyschology Book (a good starter book) by DK
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge
This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin
The Autistic Brain by Richard Panek and Temple Grandin (highly reccomended)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (not really brain-related, but it is single handedly the best book I have ever read)
Websites
@tobeagenius (shameless self-promotion)
How Stuff Works
Psych2Go
BrainFacts
Neuroscience for Kids (aimed at kids, but it has some good info)
New Scientist
National Geographic
Live Science
Videos & Youtube Channels
Mind Matters series by TedEd
Crash Course Psychology
SciShow Brain
Psych2Go TV
asapSCIENCE
Brain Craft
Its Okay To Be Smart
Online Courses
The Addicted Brain
Visual Perception and The Brain
Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life
Pyschology Of Popularity
Harvard Fundamentals Of Neuroscience
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For more posts like this, come visit @mypsychology
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I finally made another comic! Sorry for the wait! (again)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sarcasticism_C
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Museums are the original science communicators
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Dr. Ali Mattu from The Psych Show talks about Suicide with The Mighty
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Felt that this was important to re-share as the oscars approach again! It is important that we keep diversity in mind!
The 2015 Academy Awards has the least diverse group of nominees in over 15 years. Why should you care about the #OscarsSoWhite backlash? Rigid representations hold society back while diversity in media expands opportunities (and profit) for everyone involved.
Topics Discussed: 1) Stereotype threat 2) Implicit bias 3) Counter stereotypes To Learn More: 1) http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles... 2) http://variety.com/2015/film/news/osc... 3) http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywoo... 4) http://www.reducingstereotypethreat.org/ 5) https://implicit.harvard.edu/ 6) http://www.wired.com/2015/01/implicit... 7) http://www.bunchecenter.ucla.edu/inde... 8) http://www.bunchecenter.ucla.edu/wp-c...
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