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[ad_1] General smartphone use is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress, say the researchers, who recommend caution when it comes to digital detoxification. The study published in Technology, mind and behavior It was led by Heather Shaw and Kristoffer Geyer from Lancaster University with colleagues from Bath and Lincoln Universities. They measured the…
[ad_1] Does locking yourself somewhere just for a week and just watching movies sound like your idea of happiness? Then we have a film festival for you. Gothenburg Film Festival The Gothenburg Film Festival is running a “pandemic film experiment” in the form of a competition. A candidate chosen from applicants from around the world…
[ad_1] Raphael Warnock became Georgia’s first black senator The pastor of a church that was at the heart of the civil rights movement has become the first black senator to represent Georgia, a former Confederate state that fought for slavery during the American Civil War. The Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated his Republican rival,…
If you’ve ever experienced the luxury of getting a facial or having your makeup done by a professional artist, you might have noticed that sometimes they apply skin-care products like serums, moisturizers, and masks with spatulas or brushes similar to the ones you put makeup on with. Like us, you might have wondered if this…
And that’s just the highlights. Alongside this very encouraging research, Garnier will also roll out some new environmental commitments of its own. Starting January 14, people in the U.K. will be able to access information online about Garnier’s environmental impact based on factors such as greenhouse gas emissions, water scarcity, and impact on biodiversity. I’m…
[ad_1] January 7, 2021– “It is important to remember that Hannah Arendt wrote” Truth and Politics “in response to the reaction she received when publishing Eichmann in Jerusalem. What worried her most was a form of political propaganda that uses lies to erode reality. Political power, He warned, we will always sacrifice factual truth for…
When Tara Foley founded Follain in 2013, she made sure to set the skin-care brand apart from others by having a public-facing “restricted substance list” — an ingredient policy made with the protection of human and environmental health in mind. But as more and more brands called themselves “clean,” and with no universally agreed-upon definition…
“Can you recommend a book for…?” “What are you reading right now?” “What are your favorite books?” I get asked those types of questions a lot and, as an avid reader and all-around bibliophile, I’m always happy to oblige. I also like to encourage people to read as much as possible because knowledge benefits you…
[ad_1] In Jewish tradition, a mitzvah is a good deed done with a good heart simply because it is the right thing to do. And this is how Evelyn Topper described the kind act of a homeless stranger who had struggled to return his lost wallet. Topper probably dropped the wallet as she and her…
[ad_1] Newark police and city officials say their de-escalation training program is working and that no officer fired his weapon while on duty in 2020. The New Jersey police force faced enormous challenges this year, with officers exposed to COVID-19 while on the job and protests against police brutality of the summer took their toll….