Deborah Pirchner

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Can Dark Wings Save Dragonflies From Climate Change?

Oct 16, 2024 | scitechdaily.com | Deborah Pirchner

Infrared-spectrum image of an ornamented dragonfly from the genus Tramea. Lighter colors indicate hotter temperatures, ranging from 27 to 35 degrees Celsius across the image. Credit: Noah LeithDragonflies with dark wing patches have evolved greater heat tolerance, suggesting that these traits may help them adapt to rising global temperatures and avoid extinction. Temperature determines where species can live and if a warming climate threatens them.
Your Zoom background could influence how tired you feel after a video call

Oct 6, 2024 | psypost.org | Deborah Pirchner

As remote working remains common for many people, so does sitting in video calls. On many videoconferencing platforms users can set virtual backgrounds. But could this choice have varying effects on how tired people feel after a video call? Researchers investigated and found that video backgrounds leave people feeling more fatigued than any other background option, but scenes of nature help you stay more focused. Part of many people’s pandemic experience included working from home.
Students with concentration issues turn to ChatGPT and similar AI tools, study finds

Aug 29, 2024 | psypost.org | Deborah Pirchner

In school, executive function (EF) – that is a set of cognitive processes that are essential for attention, concentration, planning, and problem-solving – plays a vital role in long-term success. Lower EF has consistently been linked to decreased academic achievement. Now, researchers have investigated if students who struggle with EF perceive using AI tools, such as ChatGPT, as more helpful than their peers.
How culture shapes hand gestures: Comparing Italian and Swedish storytelling

Jul 25, 2024 | psypost.org | Deborah Pirchner

When talking, we commonly use our hands to stress, re-enact, or signal breaks or new information. But is it true that some cultures gesture more than others? A team of researchers has set out to learn if the stereotype that Italians gesture more than Swedes is true – and found it is. The team’s results, however, also showed that speakers coming from different cultures tended to use different types of gestures when they tell a story.
How culture shapes hand gestures: Comparing Italian and Swedish storytelling

Jul 25, 2024 | flipboard.com | Deborah Pirchner

1 day agoCNN — If there’s one thing Parisians want tourists to know before millions of people descend on their city for the Olympics, it’s a simple, seven-letter word. Knowing how to say “hello” in French might seem like a no-brainer, but experts say it’s the essential first step if you want to make a good …
Tablets and tantrums: Digital pacifiers may hinder children’s emotional development

Jul 2, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Deborah Pirchner

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Digital pacifiers may hinder children's emotional development

Jul 2, 2024 | psypost.org | Deborah Pirchner

Tantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact children’s emotional development. An international team of researchers has investigated how giving children digital devices as ‘digital pacifiers’ to avoid or manage tantrums impacts children’s later anger management skills. They found that children who were routinely given digital devices when they threw a tantrum, had more difficulties regulating their emotions.
All distractions hurt parent-child bonds

May 29, 2024 | psypost.org | Deborah Pirchner

Which is worse for parent-child interaction, if parents use their phones, or if they are distracted otherwise? A team of researchers investigated if the common perception that screens are bad for parent-child interactions holds. They found it does, but also that screens are no worse than other forms of distraction. Instead, it might be distraction in itself that has detrimental effects on parents’ communication with their toddlers.
Surprising link found between teenage popularity and insomnia

May 25, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Deborah Pirchner

Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
Surprising link found between teenage popularity and insomnia

May 25, 2024 | psypost.org | Deborah Pirchner

Teens are typically sleepy – and the sleepiest of them all may be the most popular ones. A team of researchers has examined how popularity in school affects teenagers’ sleeping habits. They found that popular teenagers sleep up to 27 minutes less than their less popular peers – and that popular girls, but not boys, experience more insomnia symptoms.