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The Psychology of Accents
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every day? Let’s add consistent sleep to the conversation rather than
focusing JUST on how long you’re sleep for. Trying to maintain a
consistent sleep schedule has been a challenge for me, but the positive
feedback from the new Galaxy Ring has made me feel like a champion
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REFERENCES 📚
Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: academic.oup.com/sleep/article/47/1/zsad253/7280269
Consensus statement on sleep regularity: sleephealthjournal.org/article/S2352-7218(23)00166-3/fulltext
HRV and sleep quality: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9103972
Link to the original study: mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/10/2274
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REFERENCES 📚
HPA function
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4813419
Exercise, cortisol & stress
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18273712
Deep sleep & stress
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25905298
Psychology of resilience
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0959354318783584
apa.org/topics/resilience/bounce-teens
So, how to *not* fail at new year's resolutions? Keep making them 🤷🏻♀️ Let's go February 💪
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📚 News & academic article references 📚
(In chronological order)
Sleep duration: jstor.org/stable/24857917
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28346149
Norway’s midnight sun: theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/07/the-norwegian-town-where-the-sun-doesnt-rise/396746
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33249932
Work/life balance:
sleepjunkie.com/the-lifestyle-index
Slightly more sleep improving reaction time:
eurekalert.org/news-releases/810712
Lagom: sleepopolis.com/news/lagom-scandinavian-sleep-method
health.com/condition/stress/swedish-lagom-tips-for-balanced-happy-life
British society of public health: rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/public-missing-out-on-a-night-s-worth-of-sleep-every-week.html#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20sleep%20was%20ranked,a%20result%20of%20poor%20sleep
Physical activity in Australia: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674408/#:~:text=High%20physical%20activity%20was%20most,in%20the%20high%20PA%20category.
Other big data sleep studies:
https://news.umich.edu/smartphones-uncover-how-the-world-sleeps/
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S138994571930262X?via%3Dihub
Descartes and the scientific method: pep-web.org/browse/document/AOP.014.0163A?page=P0163
Belgium & sleep aids: brusselstimes.com/463932/belgians-increasingly-hooked-on-sleeping-pills-experts-warn
Is Finland the happiest country? fortune.com/well/2023/03/20/finland-worlds-happiest-country-2023
nytimes.com/2023/04/01/world/europe/finland-happiness-optimism.html
Work culture in Asia & sleep: https://news.nus.edu.sg/global-differences-in-weekly-sleep-variability-and-sleep-extension/
My new study on sleep habits :) bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bjhp.12694
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
01:11 Benefits of sleep
02:28 Country rankings
07:27 Moving towards habit
08:46 Sleep tracker limitations
09:01 How much sleep do you need?
09:12 Main findings from the sleep study
10:57 How to improve your own sleep
#sleep #health #psychology #dreams
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Why is this video orange? Blue light, the kind emitted from screens, can suppress your production of melatonin (which makes us feel drowsy). This can make it harder to get to bed, and get to sleep. Orange you glad I did you this favour?
0:00 Welcome
0:28 Abstract
2:55 Introduction
9:27 Method
14:05 Results
36:52 Discussion
46:54 Conclusion
47:58 Vibes
REFERENCES 📚
Hill, V. M., Ferguson, S. A., Vincent, G. E., & Rebar, A. L. (2023). ‘It's satisfying but destructive’: A qualitative study on the experience of bedtime procrastination in new career starters. British Journal of Health Psychology.
#psychology #thanksgiving #openmindedness
To learn more about intellectual humility, check out the Greater Good Science Center: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_does_intellectual_humility_look_like
A big thanks to @AgainstTheGrainDiet for welcoming me into his farm. Additional thanks to Dr. Mylien Duong and Prof. Eranda Jayawickreme for their insights into intellectual humility.
Funding for the project was provided by the Greater Good Science Center and the Templeton Foundation, in conjunction with the Greater Good Science Center’s “Expanding Awareness of the Science of Intellectual Humility” project.
🎥 CREDITS
Hosted and produced by Vanessa Hill
Editing and graphics by Jonny Hyman
Story Editor: Anna Rothschild
Development Producer: Sean M. Elliott
Camera: Ross Asdourian, Jen Schachter, and Anna Rothschild
Scientific Advisor: Eranda Jayawickreme
#psychology #documentary #humility #aita #changeyourmindset
Key moments:
1:06 What is Intellectual Humility, anyway?
3:30 How to change a mind
5:25 Trying to change a mind
10:30 Testing my Intellectual Humility
11:58 Opening up my own mind
15:47 Am I the a*hole?
18:11 How to improve your own Intellectual Humility
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CHAPTERS 👀
00:00 Introduction
00:53 What are binaural beats and how do they work?
04:25 Trying binaural beats with an EEG
05:44 What does the science say?
07:46 Trying with an EEG again
10:39 Conclusion
11:56 A sound dampening experiment
REFERENCES 📚
New systematic review:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5233742
2017 study on attention focusing:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5233742
2023 study on binaural beats worsening cognitive performance:
nature.com/articles/s41598-023-38313-4
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This is an expert's guide to doing nothing.
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REFERENCES 📚
Reaction to the first EEG - https://www.semel.ucla.edu/ishn/ab24-2002.htm
Default mode network - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3811106
Younger generations are burnt out - https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_younger_generation_isnt_lazy_theyre_burned_out
ASMR for stress management - ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9391945
Relaxing music for stress - semanticscholar.org/paper/Relaxing-music-prevents-stress-induced-increases-in-Knight-Rickard/933f6726da9465a49dd38fdb2a109bddf5ebb83c
Physical relaxation techniques - semanticscholar.org/paper/Relaxation-Techniques-as-Stress-Management-A-Review-Basavarajappa/6018fcd8f3d3fa4650cf0ae06b801a9a160d2e7b
Self compassion benefits - tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15298860309032?src=recsys
Self-compassion and sleep quality - mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/3/64
#psychology #creativity #nothing #selfcare #bedrotting #stressrelief
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Self esteem is your evaluation of your worth, value, or importance. It's a basic feature of good mental health. But many of us have low self-esteem, and when your self-esteem suffers, it can lead to self-criticism, sadness, anxiety, shame and even depression. So I tried five research-backed ways to improve self-esteem – interventions that have had a positive impact in clinical trials.
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Editing by Jonny Hyman
CHAPTERS
0:00 We have low self-esteem
1:13 Self-esteem 101
3:11 Intervention 1: yoga & relaxation
4:42 Beauty care & photoshoot
7:17 Compassionate letter writing
7:53 Strengths & attributes
9:11 The verdict
10:53 Sticky stuff
REFERENCES 📚
*5 Interventions*:
Self-compassion letter from Kristin Neff: http://self-compassion.org/exercise-3-exploring-self-compassion-writing
Thomason, S., & Moghaddam, N. (2021). Compassion‐focused therapies for self‐esteem: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. *Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice*, *94*(3), 737-759.
Harorani, M., Noruzi Zamenjani, M., Golitaleb, M., Davodabady, F., Zahedi, S., Jadidi, A., & Rezaei, M. (2020). Effects of relaxation on self-esteem of patients with cancer: a randomized clinical trial. *Supportive Care in Cancer*, *28*, 405-411.
Dol, K. S. (2019). Effects of a yoga nidra on the life stress and self-esteem in university students. *Complementary therapies in clinical practice*, *35*, 232-236.
Richard, A., Harbeck, N., Wuerstlein, R., & Wilhelm, F. H. (2019). Recover your smile: Effects of a beauty care intervention on depressive symptoms, quality of life, and self‐esteem in patients with early breast cancer. *Psycho‐Oncology*, *28*(2), 401-407.
Costantini, A., Ceschi, A., Viragos, A., De Paola, F., & Sartori, R. (2019). The role of a new strength-based intervention on organisation-based self-esteem and work engagement: A three-wave intervention study. *Journal of Workplace Learning*.
*Other papers*:
Orth, U., & Robins, R. W. (2014). The development of self-esteem. Current directions in psychological science, 23(5), 381-387.
Blascovich, J., & Tomaka, J. (1991). Measures of self-esteem. In J. P. Robinson, P. R. Shaver, & L. S. Wrightsman (Eds.), *Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes* (pp. 115–160). Academic Press. [https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-590241-0.50008-3](https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1016/B978-0-12-590241-0.50008-3)
Skaalvik, E. M., & Hagtvet, K. A. (1990). Academic achievement and self-concept: An analysis of causal predominance in a developmental perspective. *Journal of personality and Social Psychology*, *58*(2), 292.
#psychology #selfesteem #health #mentalhealth #selfhelp
👋 I’m investigating bedtime procrastination & phone use in new career starters (to develop a sleep health program). Participating involves doing a 20 minute survey & keeping a 7-day sleep diary. Please comment with any questions!
#sleep #bedtimeprocrastination #research #psychology #smartphone
TINY NAPS could solve your problems friends, you heard it here first 😴
Please don’t sacrifice your evening sleep, but try this during the day. This is a really cool technique called “targeted dream incubation” that researchers used in this study. The relationship between sleep, consciousness and creativity is pretty mind blowing.
Lmk what you think (and references in the comments!)
📚for you:
Horowitz, A. H., Esfahany, K., Gálvez, T. V., Maes, P., & Stickgold, R. (2023). Targeted dream incubation at sleep onset increases post-sleep creative performance. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 7319.
Lacaux, C., Andrillon, T., Bastoul, C., Idir, Y., Fonteix-Galet, A., Arnulf, I., & Oudiette, D. (2021). Sleep onset is a creative sweet spot. Science Advances, 7(50), eabj5866.
#sleep #creativity #dreams #sleepscientist #stem
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The Vagus Nerve controls various bodily functions, such as digestion, heart rate, and mood regulation. Recently there's been a surge in alternative therapies that claim to stimulate the Vagus Nerve, including icing, breathing exercises and meditation. In this video, I test the most popular TikTok trend, icing, based on the mammalian dive reflex. We explore the science behind VNS, the latest therapies, and what personalised medicine could look like in the future.
Chapters 📚
0:00 Introduction
0:48 What is the vagus nerve?
2:27 Interview with Dr Ali Mattu
8:07 Trying the most popular TikTok hack
11:20 Bioelectronics using the vagus nerve
13:05 Conclusion
Further reading: Vagus Nerve stimulation and therapies 🧐
Johnson, R. L., & Wilson, C. G. (2018). A review of vagus nerve stimulation as a therapeutic intervention. Journal of inflammation research, 203-213. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/JIR.S163248
Cimpianu, C. L., Strube, W., Falkai, P., Palm, U., & Hasan, A. (2017). Vagus nerve stimulation in psychiatry: a systematic review of the available evidence. Journal of neural transmission, 124, 145-158. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00702-016-1642-2
This video is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice.
#vagusnerve #anxiety #psychology #icing #humanprogress
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Listen to SLEEP: dg.lnk.to/sleep-8hours
I spoke with the composer Max Richter about the 8½ hour piece of music SLEEP, and the larger SLEEP project. Thanks to Universal Music for making this possible (and making this scientist feel particularly cool).
Connect with Max and his music:
Listen to TRANQUILITY BASE: dg.lnk.to/SLEEPtranquilitybase
Download the SLEEP APP: app.adjust.com/w6usdea
Watch the SLEEP DOCUMENTARY: http://stage.plus/Sleep
Max’s YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@maxrichtermusic
Max’s WEBSITE: maxrichtermusic.com
#sleep #sleepaid #neuroscience #psychology #sleepmusic #maxrichter
Happy Spring Forward day to those who celebrate ☀️
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Why is this video orange? Blue light, the kind emitted from screens, can suppress your production of melatonin (which makes us feel drowsy). This can make it harder to get to bed, and get to sleep. Orange you glad I did you this favour?
0:00 Welcome
0:48 Abstract
2:28 Introduction
10:13 Method
21:59 Results
32:30 Discussion
52:40 Conclusion
54:07 Vibes
REFERENCES 📚
Hill, V. M., Rebar, A. L., Ferguson, S. A., Shriane, A. E., & Vincent, G. E. (2022). Go to bed! A systematic review and meta-analysis of bedtime procrastination correlates and sleep outcomes. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 101697. sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087079222001101?dgcid=author
#sleep #sleepaid #psychology #research
Questions?! Ask away! I am a bedtime procrastination scholar, thank you for listening.
#sleep #procrastination #research #psychology
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0:00 What is going on with Daylight Saving Time?
1:38 Why do we even have daylight saving?
2:59 Daylight saving time is a confusing mess
3:56 How daylight time screws up our body clocks
6:23 The Sunshine “Protection” Act
10:00 Countries that have scrapped daylight saving time
11:27 Do less
11:50 The procrastination club
Daylight Saving Time, explained.
Daylight saving, or summer time, should be scrapped. Sleep scientists HATE Daylight saving - and a lot of people think this is because of the bad effects on sleep around when the clocks actually change. BUT it's more to do with the fact that on Daylight time, your circadian rhythm, sunlight and the clock are out of sync, which can lead to more nuanced bad health impacts. Many countries (like Mexico, the EU) have recently passed laws to stay on Standard Time. BUT the US is in the process of passing a bill (the "Sunshine Protection Act") that would make Daylight saving time permanent (It's been approved by the senate and is now being considered by the house of reps). It has been driven by lobby groups, namely for the golf industry and shopping, because consumer spending increases when it's lighter later in the day. It's bizarre (but not surprising!) that the clocks would permanently change in a way that would be terrible for health to increase consumer spending.
REFERENCES 📚
There's so many, there's a doc for it. All studies, images and transcript: docs.google.com/document/d/1ZrlHQMHcC7VGdHi-0sWrMEMm3RVNsi2Nk3XY3-DXYhc/edit?usp=sharing
#daylightsavings #daylightsavingstime #sleep #fallback #springforward
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Chapters 📖
0:00 Introduction
1:13 The cortisol myth
3:52 Stress in your brain & body
6:23 How to overcome stress
10:44 Stress isn't always bad
11:15 Conclusion
11:40 Wondrium free trial
12:37 My mission
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Thanks to Dr. Liz Engler-Chiurazzi for her time. More info on her research - lizslab.com
REFERENCES 📚
The neurobiology of stress frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00127/full
The brain on stress pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1121254109
Effects of stress on working memory pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0906791106
Positive effects of cortisol ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868668/pdf/nihms-758896.pdf
Anxiety reappraisal apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-a0035325.pdf
#stress #psychology #dealwithstress #anxiety #brainfacts
#happiness #psychology #happy #psychologyfacts #contentment #gratitude #braincraft
Thanks to Dr. Dan Quintana for the interview – you can follow Dan on Twitter/TikTok/Instagram: @dsquintana
More about Dan's research: dsquintana.com
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REFERENCES 📚
Some of Dan's research on oxytocin:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661320300887
nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08503-8
Original study on oxytocin and trust:
Kosfeld, M., Heinrichs, M., Zak, P. J., Fischbacher, U., & Fehr, E. (2005). Oxytocin increases trust in humans. Nature, 435(7042), 673-676. nature.com/articles/nature03701
The rat pinch study:
Stock, S., & Uvnäs‐Moberg, K. (1988). Increased plasma levels of oxytocin in response to afferent electrical stimulation of the sciatic and vagal nerves and in response to touch and pinch in anaesthetized rats. Acta physiologica scandinavica, 132(1), 29-34.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3223304
#psychology #oxytocin #myth #psychologyfacts
If you'd like to improve your sleep, we recommend this resource: How to get a good night's sleep, according to science https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/blog/how-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep
If you'd like to understand more about procrastination (and feel less guilty about doing it), you can also watch this BrainCraft video: youtube.com/watch?v=v7RX_5eGNJM
If you have any further questions, feel free to email us at v.hill@cqu.edu.au
#bedtimeprocrastination #sleep #psychology #research
References: sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0883902621000756
#sleep #health #psychology #decisionmaking #shorts
Thanks to everyone who wanted to hear more about this after my trip to Indiana last week (very west EDT!).
Some references for you:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167629618309718
http://web.archive.org/web/20141010060012/jawbone.com/blog/circadian-rhythm
washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/19/how-living-wrong-side-time-zone-can-be-hazardous-your-health
Is it "Lane One Form" or "Form One Lane? Are there any traffic signs you find particularly confusing? Comment below 👇👇👇
A big thank you to Aradhna Krishna and Alie Caldwell for their time.
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We interact with traffic and road signs constantly, though you probably haven't spent much time thinking about them. This is may be because they often guide our behaviour below our conscious awareness. Signs are SUPER important, but traffic signs aren't designed in an inclusive way – those with dyslexia and elderly people take longer to process certain types of signs. So which signs are the worst, most confusing or infuriating? How can traffic sign design be better? At this point, you should really stop reading this description and just watch the video.
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REFERENCES 📚
Crundall & Underwood. (2001). The priming function of road signs. Transportation Research
Young et al. (2018). Distraction and older drivers: an emerging problem? Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety
Taylor et al. (2016). Reading the situation: The relationship between dyslexia and situational awareness for road sign information. Transportation Research
Tejero et al. (2020). Better read it to me: Benefits of audio versions of variable message signs in drivers with dyslexia. Annals of dyslexia
Cian, Krishna, & Elder. (2015). A sign of things to come: behavioral change through dynamic iconography. Journal of Consumer Research
Eykholt et al. (2018). Robust physical-world attacks on deep learning visual classification. Proceedings of the IEEE conference on computer vision and pattern recognition
In this video, we explore the psychology of inspiration: where does it come from in the brain, and how can we be more inspired (particularly when we are feeling unmotivated to do anything)?
Watch more 👉 How to Stay Motivated, Using Psychology: youtu.be/7P48XfWSEQ0
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REFERENCES 📚
Inspired by/Inspired to:
Thrash, T. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2004). Inspiration: Core Characteristics, Component Processes, Antecedents, and Function. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87(6), 957–973. doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.87.6.957
An introduction to inspiration in psychology:
Thrash, T. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2003). Inspiration as a psychological construct. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 871–889. doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.871
Sleep onset is a creative sweet spot:
Oleynick, V. C., Thrash, T. M., LeFew, M. C., Moldovan, E. G., & Kieffaber, P. D. (2014). The scientific study of inspiration in the creative process: challenges and opportunities. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 8, 436. frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00436/full#B62
Neuroscience of inspiration & creativity:
R. E. Beaty, M. Benedek, P. J. Silvia, D. L. Schacter, Creative cognition and brain network dynamics. Trends Cogn. Sci. 20, 87–95 (2016). sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364661315002545
Falling asleep & creativity:
Lacaux, C., Andrillon, T., Bastoul, C., Idir, Y., Fonteix-Galet, A., Arnulf, I., & Oudiette, D. (2021). Sleep onset is a creative sweet spot. Science advances, 7(50), eabj5866. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34878849
#inspiration #motivation #psychology #creativity #inspiregreatness
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When I discovered the Amazon Halo fitness tracker has a ‘Tone of Voice Analysis' feature, I had to investigate. Do you think tone analysis can be useful, and should we even be doing it?
MORE:
Why Women's Voices Are Getting Deeper: youtu.be/zcE_6M1YuK8
Why People Send Terrible Emails: youtu.be/7Hodm2VvJ-U
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#Voice #Psychology #Tone #Technology
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I had an idea to make a hotline for bedtime procrastination. HUGE thank you to everybody who texted the hotline and did the follow-up survey. It's so cool that we can do stuff like this. The hotline will be active for a few more weeks – if you want to use it, text "SLEEP" to 844-55-DELAY (844-553-3529 US only) or head to braincraft.tv/procrastination (International) 🛌
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Read more about bedtime procrastination: sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene/revenge-bedtime-procrastination
300 days ago, I gave up my apartment began an experiment to see how working from anywhere would impact my mood, motivation and creativity. This is what I learned.
#psychology #workfromanywhere #selfimprovement #alwayscurious
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REFERENCES 📚
Interview-based studies of bleisure and digital nomads:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10548408.2017.1364206?casa_token=KqgkXx4gPRAAAAAA%3ADbFdzzrbGN4u_-nROWjinU_-RU8PCpqWt3oZ5NPlabfep0Wd5ytChVjqg771JJo_XMBItrV9IhI-of4
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41978-018-00030-y.pdf
Benefits of being in new places:
nature.com/articles/s41593-020-0636-4
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022103112000212
Benefits of being outside:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204615000286
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0051474
Benefits of new experiences on work performance:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494421000943
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How many exclamation points is too many?! Should you include emojis in emails 🤷🏻♀️ Why do people send such terrible emails, or is there more to it? Here Vanessa breaks down the psychology of online communication – emails, text messages and more – to unpack how knowledge bias, negativity bias and generation punctuation lead to miscommunication. Armed with new knowledge about tone and perception, you can reemerge into the world to communicate more clearly... we hope...
In addition to creating videos on BrainCraft, Vanessa is researching behaviour change and sleep. Vanessa is available for hosting projects and to travel to give public talks, please reach out via email: hello(at)braincraft.tv
Simple one of the best YouTube channels around, It's a Small World:
youtube.com/channel/UCbvQHCZJHHS4PJpatQGH-0w
Darude - Sandstorm: youtube.com/watch?v=02AUSxp5i8M
All Star: youtube.com/watch?v=RO41_2cWSXA&t=1s
REFERENCES 📚
Gunraj, D. N., Drumm-Hewitt, A. M., Dashow, E. M., Upadhyay, S. S. N., & Klin, C. M. (2016). Texting insincerely: The role of the period in text messaging. Computers in Human Behavior, 55, 1067-1075. sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563215302181?via%3Dihub
The Period Is Pissed: newrepublic.com/article/115726/period-our-simplest-punctuation-mark-has-become-sign-anger
Newton, L. (1990). Overconfidence in the communication of intent: Heard and unheard melodies. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Riordan, M. A., Kreuz, R. J., & Blair, A. N. (2018). The digital divide: Conveying subtlety in online communication. Journal of Computers in Education, 5, 49-66. doi: 10.1007/s40692-018-0100-6
Riordan, M. A. & Trichtinger, L. A. (2017). Overconfidence at the keyboard: Confidence and accuracy in interpreting affect in email exchanges. Human Communication Research, 43, 1-24. doi: 10.1111/hcre.12093
Kruger, J., Epley, N., Parker, J., & Ng, Z. (2005). Egocentrism over e-mail: Can people communicate as well as they think? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 925-936.
Byron, K. (2008). Carrying too heavy a load? The communication and miscommunication of emotion by email. The Academy of Management Review, 33(2), 309-327.
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This video was made possible with the support of Lyda Hill Philanthropies as part of the AAAS IF/THEN® Ambassadors Program.
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Vanessa Hill is a science communicator, YouTuber and behavioural scientist who struggles to tell her own story and write about herself in the third person. This video is an attempt to change that. In addition to creating videos on BrainCraft, Vanessa is researching behaviour change and sleep at the Appleton Institute, CQUniversity. Vanessa is available for hosting projects and to travel to give public talks, please reach out via email: hello(at)braincraft.tv
Thank you to countless friends who reviewed earlier versions of this video.
Filmed and directed by Trace Dominguez tracedominguez.com
Produced by Vanessa Hill
Edited by Dominique Taylor and Vanessa Hill
Animations by Amalia Desta
Sound Mixing by Arienne Bloss
Colour Grading by Nick Maillet
This IF/THEN® She Can Change The World Project was made possible with the support of Lyda Hill Philanthropies as part of the AAAS IF/THEN® Ambassadors Program.
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Many people think procrastination is the opposite of productivity. So trying to fix procrastination with productivity hacks like time management apps or optimizing your workflow makes sense, right? But that’s the tricky thing about procrastination: it’s a mental phenomenon, so we need those psychological tricks. Making changes to the way we *think* rather than the way we work, is key.
Thanks to Jorge Cham for taking the time to chat, and to the ANU SCOM class for their notes on an earlier version of this video.
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Matthew's TED talk: youtube.com/watch?v=hDYPwelp7js
Many claim that Times New Roman is the most readable or accessible font – but is this really true? We dive into font research to explore the accessibility of Arial, Comic Sans, and fonts like Open Dyslexic. Is there one that stands out from the rest? Or is the world of typefaces as subjective as our opinions about design?
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A big thanks to Paola Kassa and Matthew Shifrin for their contributions to this episode.
Created & produced by Vanessa Hill. Edited by Dominique Taylor. Research by Hannah Thomasy
REFERENCES 📚
READABILITY
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612630/pdf/nihms729523.pdf
psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-10873-003
semanticscholar.org/paper/Towards-Readability-Individuation%3A-The-Right-to-on-Wallace-Treitman/72b7afdb762a8b0e03e8d9e4b0a9a59f1c99e0a3
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/634067.634173#:~:text=A%20significant%20main%20effect%20of,serif%20or%20sans%20serif%20fonts.
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2858036.2858204
Emotional content and colours:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18459353
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3132525.3132546
ACCESSIBILITY
dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/2513383.2513447
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26993270/#:~:text=OpenDyslexic%20was%20compared%20to%20Arial,(c)%20nonsense%20word%20reading.&text=Results%20from%20this%20alternating%20treatment,the%20group%20as%20a%20whole.
dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/2513383.2513447
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11881-017-0154-6.pdf
tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00220671.2012.736430?needAccess=true
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513105008812?casa_token=P1wuF_Fg-7cAAAAA:Jcxpf9z5Gb7RKusXYg8csBiOP6JwJ9yThILEY4z7C4ayf93RQTQSuykgGM_QplLLfjHAyng2CoDG#fig1
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008418212004693?casa_token=lcvTIaXFNeMAAAAA:Wy8pYsAgODvtGHREroGQx3szr2nOvHV5_81f5rWaGHHSZx6GliKn5mI0WfKE2pvuWYMInnzFgqGa
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726769/pdf/nihms852548.pdf
Alex Chen’s post: medium.com/queer-design-club/the-controversy-of-accessible-type-8def04eb8808
FONT HISTORY
nypl.org/blog/2014/12/09/times-new-roman
fonts.com/font/monotype/arial/story
newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/31/calibris-scandalous-history
forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2021/04/28/microsoft-word-which-of-these-will-be-the-new-default-font/?sh=7ba9194f4dcf
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I visited the History of Pharmacy Museum to learn about old science, trust, and what it all has to do with vaccines.
Thanks to Stephen Hall and Cara Santa Maria for their time and expertise. More about the History of Pharmacy museum: https://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/centers/history-pharmacy-museum
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This video was produced and edited by Vanessa Hill and Dominique Taylor.
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING 📚
theconversation.com/coronavirus-vaccines-health-experts-identify-ways-to-build-public-trust-150129
pewresearch.org/science/2020/12/03/intent-to-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-rises-to-60-as-confidence-in-research-and-development-process-increases
medium.com/@rachelbotsman
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EDIT: to clarify from some of your comments, I paid for a one hour session in the crystal bed. I did not pay $10,000 for the bed. The cost of the bed made for a compelling title. Still, I call the possibility that people considered that, “The Mr Beast Effect”
Crystal healing, where you meditate, sit or otherwise use crystals to fix some ailment, is insanely popular. But when it has no scientific or medical basis -- why do people believe in it? I came to Sedona Arizona to find a collection of 40+ crystals in my Airbnb. So, this is my journey to understand *why*. I think that we are often quick to dismiss people who turn to pseudoscience, when there is more to be understood about human nature in why this happens. In making this video, I wanted to learn and talk to people with different beliefs to my own. Please be nice to each other 🔮🙏
Thank you to Prof. Timothy Caulfield for his time. His new book Your Day, Your Way: amzn.to/2NzpN4G
Thank you to Shannon from Reiki Gem Wellness for speaking with me. Her channel: youtube.com/channel/UCSShjWIgWHd0bIlK63TNvmQ
This video was produced and edited by Vanessa Hill and Dominique Taylor.
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING 📚
discovermagazine.com/mind/can-crystals-cure-you-belief-in-the-power-of-healing-stones-is-as-old-as
fastcompany.com/40410406/is-there-a-crystal-bubble-inside-the-billion-dollar-healing-gemstone-industry
Micke, O., Schönekaes, K., Mücke, R., Kisters, K., & Büntzel, J. (2010). Mystical stones in oncology: crystal healing power or perfect nonsense?. Trace Elements & Electrolytes, 27(2).
McClean, S. (2013). The role of performance in enhancing the effectiveness of crystal and spiritual healing. Medical anthropology, 32(1), 61-74.
Sarris, J., Robins Wahlin, T. B., Goncalves, D. C., & Byrne, G. J. (2010). Comparative use of complementary medicine, allied health, and manual therapies by middle-aged and older Australian women. Journal of women & aging, 22(4), 273-282.
Klafke, N., Eliott, J. A., Wittert, G. A., & Olver, I. N. (2012). Prevalence and predictors of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by men in Australian cancer outpatient services. Annals of Oncology, 23(6), 1571-1578.
Insall, R. (1999). Cynicism and credulity. Current Biology, 9(7), R231.
#psychology #pseudoscience #crystalhealing #humannature #crystals #health #anxiety
Thanks again to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for supporting BrainCraft and sponsoring this video. For more, check out this interview with Fabien Thibault on how the SMASH Packaging initiative is done responsibly: emdgroup.com/en/sustainables/story/smash-packaging/?ko=vh
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Good 🌏 = good 🧠? It turns out that going green might benefit more than just the environment – there are psychological benefits for you, too.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Wait, am I ruining the planet?
0:27 An Introduction to Sustainability & Psychology
0:45 The Research
1:28 Sustainable Behaviour and Well-Being
1:54 The Mechanisms
2:37 The Benefits of Sustainable Behaviour
3:06 Sustainability in Industry
3:25 What Merck is Doing
3:49 SMASH Packaging Yourself!
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Corral-Verdugo, V., Mireles-Acosta, J., Tapia-Fonllem, C., & Fraijo-Sing, B. (2011). Happiness as Correlate of Sustainable Behavior: A Study of Pro-Ecological, Frugal, Equitable and Altruistic Actions That Promote Subjective Wellbeing.
Xiao, J.J., Li, H. Sustainable Consumption and Life Satisfaction. (2011). Social Indicators Research, 104, 323–329. doi.org/10.1007/s11205-010-9746-9
Mock, M., Omann, I., Polzin, C., Spekkink, W., Schuler, J., Pandur, V., Brizi, A. & Panno, Angelo. (2019). ‘Something inside me has been set in motion’: Exploring the psychological wellbeing of people engaged in sustainability initiatives. Ecological Economics, vol. 160(C), pages 1-11.
Whitburn, J., Linklater, W. and Abrahamse, W. (2020), Meta‐analysis of human connection to nature and proenvironmental behavior. Conservation Biology, 34: 180-193. doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13381
Kasser T. (2017). Living both well and sustainably: a review of the literature, with some reflections on future research, interventions and policy. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 375(2095), 20160369. doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2016.0369
Schmitt, M.T., Aknin, L., Axsen, J., & Shwom, R. (2018). Unpacking the Relationships Between Pro-Environmental Behavior, Life Satisfaction, and Perceived Ecological Threat. Ecological Economics, 143, 130-140.
Kaida, N., Kaida, K. Pro-environmental behavior correlates with present and future subjective well-being. Environment, Development, and Sustainability. 18, 111–127 (2016). doi.org/10.1007/s10668-015-9629-y
Capaldi, C. A., Dopko, R. L., & Zelenski, J. M. (2014). The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 5, 976. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00976
Martin, L., White, M., Hunt, A., Richardson, M., Pahl, S., & Burt, J. (2020). Nature contact, nature connectedness and associations with health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 68. 101389. 10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101389.
Chekroud, S. R., Gueorguieva, R., Zheutlin, A. B., Paulus, M., Krumholz, H. M., Krystal, J. H., & Chekroud, A. M. (2018). Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Psychiatry, 5(9), 739–746. doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30227-X
Vert, C., Sánchez-Benavides, G., Martínez, D., Gotsens, X., Gramunt, N., Cirach, M., Molinuevo, J. L., Sunyer, J., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., Crous-Bou, M., & Gascon, M. (2017). Effect of long-term exposure to air pollution on anxiety and depression in adults: A cross-sectional study. International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 220(6), 1074–1080. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.06.009
#sustainableliving #sustainability #alwayscurious