Rolling Stone UK: Music To Die For: New project uses music to open up conversations about grief. “Music To Die For is a new project built on that connection – between music and memory, loss and love – and it’s asking people to share the soundtrack to their grief. Created by clinical psychologist Dr Hazel Harrison and arts consultant Phillipa Anders, the initiative began during a Britten […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/06/music-to-die-for-new-project-uses-music-to-open-up-conversations-about-grief-rolling-stone-uk/

INFORMS: AI Thinks Like Us – Flaws and All: New Study Finds ChatGPT Mirrors Human Decision Biases in Half the Tests. “Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says … not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of decision-making mistakes as humans in some situations […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/ai-thinks-like-us-flaws-and-all-new-study-finds-chatgpt-mirrors-human-decision-biases-in-half-the-tests-informs/

Reichman University: Robotic dogs can inspire emergent leadership in humans. “A study from the Media Innovation Lab (miLAB) at Reichman University’s School of Communications explored how a robotic dog can influence leadership dynamics between humans. The study revealed that simple gestures of affection from a robot can encourage people to take charge and assume leadership roles, even without […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/29/reichman-university-robotic-dogs-can-inspire-emergent-leadership-in-humans/

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'Limited smartphone accessibility led to reduced smartphone use, but instead of becoming less distracted, participants shifted their attention to their laptops. '

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-constantly-distracted-ways-procrastinate-isnt.html

TechXplore: Those constantly distracted by their phone will just find other ways to procrastinate if it isn’t nearby, study suggests. “Limited smartphone accessibility led to reduced smartphone use, but instead of becoming less distracted, participants shifted their attention to their laptops. Across conditions, participants did not spend different amounts of time on work or leisure […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/28/techxplore-those-constantly-distracted-by-their-phone-will-just-find-other-ways-to-procrastinate-if-it-isnt-nearby-study-suggests/

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Philosophy: cultural differences in exploitation of artificial agents. “People in the United States and Europe take advantage of robots significantly more often than people in Japan. The researchers suggest this difference stems from guilt: In the West, people feel remorse when they exploit another human but not when they exploit a machine. In Japan, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/philosophy-cultural-differences-in-exploitation-of-artificial-agents-ludwig-maximilians-universitat-munchen/

Yale News: Zoom bias: The social costs of having a ‘tinny’ sound during video conferences. “Most job candidates know to dress nicely for Zoom interviews and to arrange a professional-looking background for the camera. But a new Yale study suggests they also ought to test the quality of their microphones. A tinny voice caused by a cheap mic, researchers say, could sink their chances.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/25/zoom-bias-the-social-costs-of-having-a-tinny-sound-during-video-conferences-yale-news/

Fordham University: Does AI Show Empathy? It Depends on Your Gender, Study Shows . “The researchers fed those posts into three AI platforms—ChatGPT, Inflection Pi, and Bard (now Google Gemini)—and then used a machine learning system to analyze the bots’ responses for their level of empathy. They also included other people’s posted responses to the Reddit messages to have a point of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/fordham-university-does-ai-show-empathy-it-depends-on-your-gender-study-shows/

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Chapman University: Virtual Reality and AI Could Transform Behavioral Assessments in U.S. Schools. “The primary method that U.S. schools use to assess the behavioral abilities of young children may be biased against students from underserved communities. This is all the more alarming considering behavioral assessments can impact the educational trajectory of a student’s life.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/chapman-university-virtual-reality-and-ai-could-transform-behavioral-assessments-in-u-s-schools/

PsyPost: Dopamine and social media: Why you can’t stop scrolling, according to neuroscience. “That satisfying feeling after doomscrolling through endless TikTok videos or impulsively shopping online mimics the relief of scratching an itch. This is dopamine at work — a brain chemical (neurotransmitter) responsible for feelings of reward and accomplishment. Whether indulging in viral videos […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/17/dopamine-and-social-media-why-you-cant-stop-scrolling-according-to-neuroscience-psypost/

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Georgia State University: New Research Explores How Streaming Platforms Influence Consumers. “A recent study by Nasim Mousavi, assistant professor of computer information systems at Georgia State’s Robinson College of Business, and two co-researchers, examines how companies can use a specific behavioral strategy—the decoy effect—in different personalized and non-personalized […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/15/georgia-state-university-new-research-explores-how-streaming-platforms-influence-consumers/

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PsyPost: Hostile tweets linked to upbringing and legal troubles, study finds. “By linking official government records to the online activity of Danish Twitter users, the researchers found that individuals with numerous criminal verdicts, more time spent in foster care, better performance in primary school, and higher childhood socioeconomic status tended to be more hostile in their social […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/14/psypost-hostile-tweets-linked-to-upbringing-and-legal-troubles-study-finds/

#SocialMedia #MentalHealth #HumanBehavior

'A study, published this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that social media use is correlated with higher rates of irritability among a broad swath of U.S. adults.'

https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/03/12/social-media-mood-irritable/

Northeastern Global News: Is social media making you more irritable? New research takes a granular look at users’ moods . “A study, published this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that social media use is correlated with higher rates of irritability among a broad swath of U.S. adults.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/14/northeastern-global-news-is-social-media-making-you-more-irritable-new-research-takes-a-granular-look-at-users-moods/

PsyPost: Erotic webcam viewers experience conflicting emotions and ethical tensions. “A new study exploring viewer experiences on erotic webcam sites reveals complex, often contradictory emotions among users, highlighting both positive and negative aspects for viewers and performers.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/12/psypost-erotic-webcam-viewers-experience-conflicting-emotions-and-ethical-tensions/