Despite the profound human, social and economic costs of alcohol abuse, existing treatments have failed to provide meaningful relief. Excessive alcohol consumption remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide[1]. In the U.S. alone, 16.4 million people[2] age 12 and older reported binge drinking on five or more days in the past...
Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection
Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn’t invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often describe rejection in the language of physical pain[1].
While rejection can be emotionally painful, it can also teach us something.
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If people stopped having babies, how long would it be before humans were all gone?
Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2]. If people stopped having babies, how long would it be before humans were all gone? – Jeffrey Very few people live beyond a century[3]. So, if no one had babies anymore, there
... How Trump’s ‘gold standard’ politicizes federal science
The first time Donald Trump was president, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed a regulation known as the “science transparency[1]” rule. The administration liked to call it the “secret science” rule[2].
“Transparency” sounds positive, but this rule instead prevented the EPA from using some of the best...
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