Boston Massacre: Key Facts and Historical Impact
The Boston Massacre stands as a pivotal event leading up to the American Revolution, colored by the escalating tensions between British forces and American colonists.
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Amazon Tribes: Preserving Indigenous Culture and Biodiversity
Amazonian tribes exhibit a remarkable tapestry of cultural practices, languages, and social structures that have been preserved over the millennia.
Weed Panic Attack: Understanding and Managing Sudden Anxiety
Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, can sometimes lead to adverse psychological effects, such as panic attacks. Understanding how THC influences brain activity and knowing the signs can help individuals identify and manage these episodes.
Do Video Games Cause Violence? Examining the Research and Debates
Research explores the impact of violent video games on aggression, focusing on how they may influence aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
AI-Generated Reviews Fool Humans and Detectors, Threatening Trust in Online Platforms
A new study finds that AI-generated restaurant reviews can pass the Turing test, fooling both human readers and AI detectors.
When “You’re Not Listening!” Really Means “You Don’t Agree with Me!”
A new study suggests that people often perceive others as poor listeners if the listener disagrees with them, even if the listener has objectively been listening well.
New study finds that discussing political disagreements isn’t as unpleasant as people usually assume
It’s a piece of advice many of us have heard: avoid discussing politics and religion, especially with those who…
New study finds that women’s soccer teams wearing white shorts score fewer points, likely due to menstrual anxiety
The study finds women's teams in white shorts score between 0.32 and 0.37 fewer points per game. Changing the shorts color could boost performance and equality, the study's author suggests.
New study shows that 40% of news headlines about AI are negative
The study of 67,000 headlines examined how AI-related news headlines can fuel public fear and misunderstanding.
New study finds the mental health of comedians is surprisingly okay
Despite the "troubled stand-up" stereotype, the study only found modest support for the idea that comedians have a unique profile of psychological dysfunction.
Why Do We Have Warm Days in Winter but no Freezing Days in Summer?
This asymmetry in seasonal temperature variability is due to the interplay of solar radiation, Earth's surface characteristics, and atmospheric dynamics, including the moderating influence of large bodies of water and the behavior of atmospheric currents like the jet stream.
Why do we have five fingers?
The five-digit arrangement might offer a balance between dexterity and the energy needed for limb control, but it is also possible that it is simply an evolutionary rut difficult to escape, as gaining more digits may not provide significant advantages or might demand difficult genetic changes.
The Surprising Importance of Human Body Hair
These tiny hairs alert us to the presence of bugs and changes in the air, help regulate body temperature, and provide some protection from scratches.
Biofortification: Unveiling the Potential in Crop Nutrition Enhancement
Biofortification is an agricultural process that increases the concentration of essential micronutrients in staple crops to address hidden hunger and malnutrition.
Scientists demonstrate ability to control smart devices from within lucid dreams
Scientists have shown it is possible to control smart home devices from within lucid dreams using muscle signals, opening up intriguing possibilities for dream-reality interaction.