Words that fail PhD theses: "This study shows...", "It is important to note...", "As mentioned above..." After reviewing 25 successful theses, I mapped exact phrases for each chapter: Repost & Comment 'guide' for full phrase guide 👇

A Harvard professor just revealed why nobody likes you. She studied 1,000+ speed dates, parole hearings, and police body cam footage. What she discovered about conversation will change how you see every interaction you've ever had. Here's the science she just revealed on the

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Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: “It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use

Simple message - Never stop exercising - Stop drinking alcohol as early as possible link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Carl Sagan on finding meaning and a sense of self-worth

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Yet another study showing similar muscle growth when using heavy vs light loads. The evidence is overwhelming on the topic: loading ranges of ~5 to 30 reps build muscle equally. Very nice study design from the lab of Stuart Phillips (he/him) 💪 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP…

Nasal breathing: 1) filters bacteria/viruses 2) warms air to body temp 3) humidifies inspired air Mouth breathing bypasses all of these protective mechanisms, delivering cold, dry, unfiltered air directly to the trachea.

Some differences between male & female university professors in America... “71% of men reported that protecting free speech is more important than promoting an inclusive society; 59% of women said promoting an inclusive society is more important than protecting free speech. 56%

In a first real-world study (PMID: 41402450) of its kind, regular daytime light exposure improved cognitive performance and alertness Researchers tracked 58 healthy adults wearing wrist-based light sensors for 7 consecutive days, while attention, reaction speed, and sleepiness

Professor Mark Cooper's latest presentation on the antiviral effects of the Sun! youtube.com/watch?v=VW-pCa…

His first jump is as good as anything Baryshnikov ever managed, and by the end, Ilia Malinin, 21 years old, has left Baryshnikov in the dust. This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen a human being do, athletically.

Exercise improves brain health, but can it also delay brain aging? In a randomized controlled trial, we show that moderate- and heavy-resistance training significantly reduced accelerated aging in brain clocks (estimated with fMRI). The effect is global and distributed, not

By age 2, toddlers understand ingroup loyalty They realize that people have social identities and expert their social identity to take precedence in intergroup contexts even when it conflicts with their personal perferences Social identity shapes our preferences from a very

A new article in Nature Medicine found that social connections were a surprisingly powerful predictor of a long life. Living with a partner was roughly as beneficial as exercise. Regular visits with family or having someone to confide in also appeared to be associated with lower

Close-minded people who are easily threatened by contradictory information might be the most likely to cling to false beliefs. In a large global study (N = 49,968, 68 countries) we found that the open-mindedness aspect of intellectual humility was the strongest predictor for

Suffrage, education and employment are necessary steps towards gender equality, But what really matters is whether women can convince wider society to recognise their equal status and punish male violence. Once we recognise the importance of ideological persuasion, we then

Sam Peltzman shows there's been a "happiness crash", especially among the least educated, lowest earners and unmarried. I suspect that these trends are related, and then feed into grievances on social media, and wider frustrations. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

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