Key Questions Answered Q: How does psychopathy affect emotion recognition?A: Individuals with psychopathic traits—especially those high in Factor 1—struggle to recognize negative facial expressions like fear and sadness, often showing…
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Study finds a 15% solar power boost could cut US CO₂ emissions by millions of metric tons annually
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Increasing solar power generation in the U.S. by 15% could lead to an annual reduction of 8.54 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according…
States pass privacy laws to protect brain data collected by devices
Credit: CC0 Public Domain More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details…
Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app’s password management features are no longer usable and…
Online Hate Speech Resembles Mental Health Disorder Language
Key Questions Answered Q: What did this study find about hate speech and psychiatric disorders?A: Posts in online hate speech communities show speech-pattern similarities to posts in communities for personality…
Tea app takes messaging system offline after second security issue reported
A person uses a smartphone in Chicago, Sept. 16, 2017. Credit: AP Photo, File Tea, a dating discussion app that recently suffered a high-profile cybersecurity breach, announced late Monday that…
After 250 years, Mount Vesuvius artwork erupts into life
The Mount Vesuvius artwork erupts into life thanks to modern technology and two University of Melbourne engineering students. Credit: University of Melbourne A mechanical artwork designed in 1775 to depict…
EU accuses online giant Temu over sale of ‘illegal’ products
E-commerce platform Temu has 93.7 million average monthly active users in the European Union. The European Union accused Chinese-founded online shopping giant Temu on Monday of breaking the bloc’s digital…
What You Expect Shapes How Much Pain You Feel
Key Questions Answered Q: How do expectations influence pain perception?A: Expectations shaped by external cues (like visual signals) and those shaped by treatment information (like placebo explanations) both reduce pain,…
