psychology
For most of us, a long distance flight is something to try and shorten with basic self-care. With time a progress bar, and life stripped back to eat, drink, sleep, bathroom and entertainment, all most of us want to do is cater to our needs as best we can. But a brave new breed of traveller is showing us there’s another way: ‘raw-dogging’. In case you’ve not yet scrolled past images of young men staring intently ahead of them on planes, let us explain… In fact, that’s basically all there is to it. Raw-dogging a flight means spending your journey just staring at the seat in front of you or - if ...
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With the brunt of people arriving on Wednesday, the crowds in their thousands made their way up the hill at the Park Stage for the festival's opening ceremony fireworks. But there was also a new addition to the rituals. As the sun set on a baking first day, people were drawn to the grounds outside the Pyramid Stage for a drone show. A huge number of synchronised drones moved effortlessly through the sky, conjuring multicoloured images of the Pyramid, the Glastonbury sign and other classic imagery from the festival. Set to a silent background, the effect is impressive if a little subdued. You m...
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Have you ever dreamt of speaking with your future self who has lived to the age of 60? A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US might give you the closest possible way to experience that. To do so, they use artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic a natural-sounding conversation. They used the popular model GPT-3.5 developed by the company OpenAI and asked study participants a series of questions about their lives, their past experiences, and their aspirations. The system then created “a backstory of the user” which the study authors also called “a synt...
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Washington (AFP) - If there's one thing we should all be able to agree on, it's that all human beings belong to the same species, Homo sapiens. But a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on Monday has found a yawning gap between what people claim to believe and what they actually hold true. A team from Harvard and Tufts gathered data from more than 60,000 subjects who took part in 13 experiments that tested their implicit biases. An overwhelming majority -- over 90 percent -- explicitly stated that white people and non-white people are equally human...
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Faced with sarcastic and jealous remarks hinting at amateurism and indifference in their professional set-up, two freelancers talk about how they use social networks as they travel the world. Without restricting themselves on how they post, they don't hesitate to remind their colleagues or clients that they are still at work, even if they're in Bali or Australia. When you're a freelancer working on the other side of the world, it's hard to resist the temptation to post pictures of beaches and crystal waters on social networks. After all, isn't it a prime opportunity to share the beauty of an a...
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From the sound of the cork to the type of music being played, many factors influence our perception of a wine. Can the geographical context in which it is savored also have an effect on taste? Have you ever had the impression that a wine doesn't taste the same if consumed at home as in the vineyards where it was produced? A British distributor has decided to conduct the experiment... and you're invited to take part in it. If you've made the choice of setting out the itinerary of your summer travels according to vineyards and wine regions, it's nearly certain that you'll come back with your arm...
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Negative news and information is increasingly plentiful and accessible online, favoring doomscrolling. This practice is constantly growing, accentuated by the pandemic, and could have mental health implications. Doomscrolling, the compulsive scrolling through negative news on your smartphone and on social networks, is a growing phenomenon, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns and restrictions served to increase the amount of time spent using electronic devices, whether for work or for leisure, and favoring, by extension, the time spent viewing predominantly negative news. Earlier ...
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The Spanish equality ministry has launched a campaign to combat the beauty ideals that pile pressure on women. The message? Come and enjoy the beach just as you are, however you are. The initiative focuses on promoting body positivity while challenging the tyranny of the famous "summer body." Eating only seeds and fruit while torturing yourself each morning with a series of squats and lunges. Many of us will be familiar with this kind of routine as summer approaches, as we set our sights on the illusive "summer body." And while this pressure to look good can be felt by everyone, it weighs espe...
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Covid-19 lockdowns completely changed the lifestyles of young people. They got used to spending time alone and doing quieter activities. And even as life returns to normal, trends for things like knitting and watching old movies persist. This is what internet users are calling their "grandma era," as young people are embracing living like a granny, practicing hobbies often associated with older generations. It all started with the "coastal grandmother," the style of dress inspired by that of chic grandmothers on vacation. Since then, grannies and their ways of life continue to be all the rage ...
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When it comes to love, we all have our gold standards. Some of us look for a partner with the same hobbies as ours, while others seem to prefer partners who've been through therapy. The latter deal-breaker is proving particularly popular on social networks, where many (young) women extol the virtues of good mental health in relationships. On dating applications, everything is a question of criteria, whether it's age, height, professional situation, zodiac sign... or mental-health care. Many social media users now say that they want their partner to have seen a therapist before they will consid...
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