Natalie Tronson
she/her. Assoc. Prof at UMich in the Dept of Psychology. I mess with memory. #BlackLivesMatter
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Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US
Fauci calls for mask mandates as coronavirus cases surge across US
Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education
University of Dayton Freshman Dies of COVID-19 Complications Oct. 23, 2 p.m. An 18-year-old freshman at the University of Dayton died yesterday, reportedly of COVID-19-related complications. The Roman Catholic university in Ohio announced the death...
Charges: Boogaloo Bois fired on Minneapolis police precinct, shouted 'Justice for Floyd'
Feds say Ivan Harrison Hunter helped burn and loot the Third Precinct building as part of a coordinated attack from the far-right group trying to ignite an American civil war.
Social selectivity in aging wild chimpanzees
As humans age, we prioritize established positive friendships over the new, but risky, socializing we do when we are young. It has been hypothesized that this shift may come as our own sense of mortality kicks in. Rosati et al. analyzed a rare,...
Natalie Tronson
This is the content we all need right now: chimps and friendship during aging. science.sciencemag.org/content/370/65… Congratulations @AlexGRosati and colleagues!
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Trump Posts ‘60 Minutes’ Interview After Telling Lesley Stahl: ‘That’s No Way to Talk’
“I feel that you both have insulted ‘60 Minutes’ and me by not answering any of our questions,” Ms. Stahl tells Vice President Mike Pence.
Anterior Cingulate Cortex Signals Attention in a Social Paradigm that Manipulates Reward and Shock
ACC is thought to contribute to empathy and pro-social behavior by signaling the emotions
of others, but it might also contribute to social behavior via mechanisms related
to attention. Schneider et al. show that ACC processes information about...
The EPA Refuses to Reduce Pollutants Linked to Coronavirus Deaths
Particulate matter kills people. That was true before the pandemic, and new research has tied it to coronavirus deaths. But the EPA is ignoring scientists who say stricter particulate matter limits could prevent tens of thousands of early deaths.
Let's Talk About Sex—Biological Sex Is Underreported in Biomaterial Studies
Since 1999, sex has been recognized as a significant biological variable in biomedical research; yet, 20+ years later it remains unreported in much of the biomaterials literature. Opportunities exist...
What Are We To Do With All This Grief? | Dame Magazine
Long before the pandemic hit, we were already a country in mourning.
The weirdest people in the world? | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge Core
<div class="title">The weirdest people in the world?</div> - Volume 33 Issue 2-3 - Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, Ara Norenzayan
‘Not an ideal situation’: U-M leaders blame socializing for surge in COVID-19 cases
The spike in COVID-19 cases among University of Michigan students isn’t the result of in-person classes, but of social gatherings that violate public health guidelines, school leaders said at a panel Tuesday.
Parents Of 545 Children Separated At U.S.-Mexico Border Still Can't Be Found
A court filing said many of the parents are presumed to no longer be in the United States. Efforts to locate them have been hampered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the filing.
“Immune Boosting” in the time of COVID: selling immunity on Instagram
“Immune boosting” is a trending topic during the COVID-19 pandemic. The concept of “immune boosting” is scientifically misleading and often used to market unproven products and therapies. This paper presents an analysis of popular immune-boosting...
Why Social Media Is So Good at Polarizing Us
Mathematicians are teaming up with political scientists to create models of how social media divides us, and the results suggest at least one popular solution might actually make the problem worse.
COVID Misinformation Is Killing People
This “infodemic” has to stop
A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trump’s Legacy
With the president’s re-election in doubt, cabinet departments are scrambling to finish dozens of new rules affecting millions of Americans.
CDC: Almost all of the US kids and teens who've died from COVID-19 were Hispanic or Black
Roughly 0.03% of coronavirus cases in kids and teens under 21 have been fatal so far in the US. Overwhelmingly, the deaths have been people of color.
New TX Rule Lets Social Workers Reject LGBTQ Clients - Joe.My.God.
The Texas Tribune reports: Texas social workers are criticizing a state regulatory board’s decision this week to remove protections for LGBTQ clients and clients with disabilities who seek social work services. The Texas State Board of Social Work...