Abigail Marsh
Psychology & neuroscience professor @Georgetown. Author of THE FEAR FACTOR (amzn.to/2LLr4). President of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society @SANS_News
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A Well-Connected GOP Strategist Is Helping Kanye West Get on the Ballot in Wisconsin
West’s ballot signatures for the crucial state were dropped off by an experienced Republican election lawyer.
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The Anonymous Professor Who Wasn’t
A professor at Arizona State University does not exist.
Abigail Marsh
Alarm bells like this are useful--listen to them. (And check out The Gift of Fear by @GDBAProtects). Most people are trustworthy but a small fraction REALLY are not, sometimes because of serious personality disorders, and you have to keep your distance.
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Neural Switch Flips on Aggression in Male Mice
A separate set of cells in the same region regulate sexual behavior
The mysterious case of man who can read letters—but not numbers—exposes roots of consciousness
With a condition that’s “too strange for words,” patient can do mental math but cannot recognize numerals
Abigail Marsh
Amazing case study shows consciousness can be decoupled from higher cognition (implying consciousness is not limited to individuals/species with high-level cognition?). Reinforces the value of studying rare populations for understanding basic processes.
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How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”
This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic...
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The March For Our Lives movement is created by, inspired by, and led by
students across the USA who will no longer risk their lives waiting for
someone else to take action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings
that have become all too...
Modest Advice for New Graduate Students – Dorsa Amir – Medium
Throughout the course of my years in graduate school, I kept a running list of the best advice given to me, and the strategies that helped…
When Does Census Counting End? Bureau Sends 'Alarming' Mixed Signals
Delayed by COVID-19, the Census Bureau had said it needed until Oct. 31 to finish a complete national head count. But the bureau's director now says it's planning to finish "as soon as possible."
How Joe Biden's Catholic roots have shaped his public life
As uprisings sparked by George Floyd's death erupted throughout the nation, Joe Biden turned to his Catholic faith to offer inspiration to a nation gripped by yet another killing of an unarmed Black m...
Dutch city redraws its layout to prepare for global heating effects
Measures include replacing 10% of Arnhem’s asphalt with grass to better cope with heat
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump Floats Whether to ‘Delay the Election,’ Something He Cannot Legally Do
Trailing badly in the polls, the president baselessly suggested the November election would be “the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT” in history.
The pandemic has caused a serious shortage of poll workers. Your high schooler can help
The Covid-19 pandemic has amped up pressure on election officials ahead of November's general election. They're charged with filling a likely shortfall caused by older poll workers, at greater risk from coronavirus, who are canceling plans to work...
The white flight of Derek Black
A former heir to a racial nationalist movement reconsiders the ideology he once helped spread.
Abigail Marsh
My favorite part of Derek's story? The surprising role of compassion in his transformation...
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5 steps to making better cities
Any city can push itself to be better, but they usually go through this learning curve first.
How the Child Care Crisis Will Distort the Economy for a Generation
The economic toll of the collapse of the child system will be felt for 20-30 years, says Betsey Stevenson.
Can Masks Save Us From More Lockdowns? Here's What The Science Says
How can communities stop coronavirus case surges without crushing the economy? Some scientists say widespread mask wearing may be more than a helpful precaution — it may be the solution.