An app can change how you see yourself at work

An app can change how you see yourself at work

By most accounts, confidence is a prerequisite for workplace success. What if it could be trained, even subtly rewired, using something as simple as a smartphone app? By most accounts, confidence is a prerequisite for workplace success. What if it could be trained, even subtly rewired, using something as simple as a smartphone app? Social Sciences Economics…

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Subtitles unlikely to improve early reading skills, researchers find

Subtitles unlikely to improve early reading skills, researchers find

Public campaigns backed by celebrities and politicians have argued that television subtitles may dramatically improve children’s reading abilities. However, there has been no convincing research evidence for these claims. Public campaigns backed by celebrities and politicians have argued that television subtitles may dramatically improve children’s reading abilities. However, there has been no convincing research evidence for…

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Examining effects of insufficient sleep on work performance—researcher presents how sleep habits can be managed

Examining effects of insufficient sleep on work performance—researcher presents how sleep habits can be managed

Persistent fatigue caused by insufficient sleep is a common and growing problem among working-age people, but sleep deprivation is rarely discussed in the workplace. According to Jenni Tuomilehto’s doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Finland, workplaces should not only encourage open discussions about sleep but also develop shared strategies to prevent the challenges that…

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It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap

It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap

For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play “diagnostic bingo” before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers a fresh understanding of the condition, the time for change is now For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play “diagnostic bingo” before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers a fresh…

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