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Social connection: People feel like they “click” more in conversations with rapid responses

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The more quickly people respond to each other during a conversation, the more likely they are to feel in sync Mind 28 January 2022 By Richard Sima Speedy responses in a conversation make people feel connected Justin Lambert/Getty Images The connection we feel to others when we have a good conversation isn’t based solely on … Read more

Deep Conversations With Strangers Can Have Surprising Results, Study Shows

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When we want to really connect with others, we usually limit ourselves to family and close friends. Opening up to a stranger would likely seem a daunting prospect to most of us – but it looks like our expectations may not always match reality.   New research suggests that people’s expectations about their interactions with strangers … Read more

Mobile phone detection cameras catch over 270,000 offenders in Australia

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The proportion of drivers in New South Wales illegally using their mobile phones has dropped fivefold since AI cameras began catching offenders Technology 8 December 2021 By Alice Klein A driver using their phone in a photo captured by a mobile phone detection camera in New South Wales, Australia Uncredited/AP/Shuttersto​ck World-first cameras in Australia that … Read more

Abortion Doesn’t Have to Be an Either-Or Conversation

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Opinion Treating the decision with nuance and care is essential to reproductive justice Abortion rights and anti-abortion demonstrators hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court while the court holds a hearing on a Mississippi abortion ban, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Credit: Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Alamy Live NewsOpinion Treating the decision with nuance … Read more