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Ashley N Gearhardt, professor1, Nassib B Bueno, professor2, Alexandra G DiFeliceantonio, assistant professor3, Christina A Roberto, associate professor4, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, professor5 6 7, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda, professor5 6 71Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA2Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil3Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Department of Human, Nutrition Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA4Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA5Department of Clinical Psychology, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain6Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University…
Excessive social media use among college students has been linked to poorer mental health. Many college students are paying a mental health price for their social media binge, and research shows problems range from depression to low self-esteem and even a fear of being separated from their smartphones. (Also read: 5 interesting activities to help your child break free from smartphone addiction) While not all effects of social media are bad, research shows that we need to help those at risk of social media addiction. (Freepik) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} While not all effects of social media are bad, research…
In summary States across the country prohibit charging children for foster care. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar effort in California, citing the cost to the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited California counties from receiving Social Security checks and other benefits from orphaned and disabled children in their care and from paying foster care costs. The veto disappointed child advocates who had asked California to preserve these benefits for children to use when they become adults. It also bucks national trends. A growing number of states, led by Republicans and Democrats, are abandoning…
Steve Corbin is Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the University of Northern Iowa Charlie Chaplin once said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” Life around his father (Lester Corbyn, 1909-2000) was filled with jokes, teasing, and what was known as “Lesterism.” Having grown up around the humor of Red Skelton, Red Foxx, Jonathan Winters, Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Laurel and Hardy, and even subscribing to his MAD magazine, I had a hard time laughing. I was programmed to ask for it. If these comedians were alive today, their take on the Republican Party’s recent “cancel wake…
In 2015, the United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, but real change requires a green social contract. Young people need a sense of social agency in the face of environmental crisis (Mr.vicpix/shutterstock.com) Speaking about the title of the song, Talking Heads singer David Byrne once confessed, “I wanted to write a song that expressed resignation to destruction, but also joy.” The world faces new existential threats with strange calm, given numerous reports of a lack of satisfactory progress in addressing many of the world’s biggest problems. Despite the intensification of crisis dynamics over the years, such as heatwaves,…
Esha Chaudhuri Beyond the daily stressors of a careless lifestyle, social media and its platforms also have a dark side that can negatively impact a person’s mental health. A recent case in which music artist Jessie Lindo publicly spoke out about her own harrowing experience, citing her own examples of cyberbullying and online harassment, is a great way to understand the nuances of “speech” on social media. This is a case study. In a video shared on Instagram on October 5, 2023 at 8:00 PM IST, 29-year-old Lindor opens up about the constant bullying and name-calling that has had a…
A protester holds a placard during a march and Juneteenth rally in Cedar Rapids, Friday, June 19, 2020. Social justice advocacy groups announced that they have reached an agreement with the City Council to work towards fulfilling seven demands they previously made. weekly meeting. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette) Charlie Chaplin once said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” Life around his father, Lester Corbyn, was filled with jokes, teasing, and what was known as “Lesterism.” Having grown up around the humor of Red Skelton, Red Foxx, Jonathan Winters, Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Laurel & Hardy and…
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Venture capital giant SoftBank made more than $15 billion in a 2016 deal to buy Arm Holdings, an artificial intelligence-powered semiconductor company that went public last month. However, not many investors are aware that Walmart has acquired a large stake in Symbotic, a software and robot maker based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, which is SoftBank’s other major AI investment. not many.That may change soon.Symbotic, a company that’s already generated some market excitement by selling AI-powered robotic warehouse management systems to customers like Walmart, Target and Albertsons, has a potentially huge and transformative market. We have partnered with Softbank to play on.…
As one of the largest incursions in the last 50 years unfolds on the streets, seas and skies over Israel, misinformation about the attack proliferates on social media.As an example, a widely circulated video of an Israeli airstrike is said to show retaliation for Saturday’s surprise attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, which killed hundreds of people. “Breaking News: Israeli Air Force Strikes Terrorist Targets in Gaza,” said the caption of the video, which was shared on Facebook and social media platform It was said to have come from an airstrike. In another video, X and a number of users…