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Tag Archives: Psychology

07Aug/17

Kenya election a dangerous game for female candidates

August 7, 2017PoliticsBehavior, Chauvinism, Countries, Country: Kenya, Discrimination, Gender equality, Geography of Africa, Hatred, Human behavior, International organizations, Intimidation, Kenya, Matthew Larotonda, Prejudices, Psychology, Rwanda, Sarah Korere, Saudi Arabia, Sexism, Skirt, Social Issues, Tanzania, Uganda, Violence, Women in governmentsmbale

Kenya is on edge ahead of national elections on Tuesday, but the risk is that much greater for women candidates facing violence, intimidation, and general sexism in the race. Matthew Larotonda reports. Continue reading →

11May/17

The Economist Speaks With US President Donald Trump About His Economic Policy And More

May 11, 2017EconomyBehavior, Business/Finance, Businesspeople, Donald Trump, Economic ideologies, Economic policy of Donald Trump, Economist, Economy of the United States, Fiction, Gary Cohn, London, Nation, Politics of the United States, Presidency of Donald Trump, Psychology, Respect, Stephen Moore, Steve Mnuchin, Steven Mnuchin, The Economist, The Heritage Foundation, United Statessmbale

TRUMPONOMICS: “IT REALLY HAS TO DO WITH SELF-RESPECT AS A NATION”

LONDON, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — US President Donald Trump, along with Steve Mnuchin, the treasury secretary and Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, sat down with editors from The Economist on May 4th 2017 to discuss the Trump administration’s economic policy.
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16Apr/17

It’s a boy! April the giraffe gives birth

April 16, 2017EnvironmentAnimals, April, Broome County, New York, Culture, Giraffes, HARPURSVILLE, Human Interest, Mammaliaformes, Organisms, Psychology, Suspense, The Zoo, United Statessmbale

After weeks of suspense, April the giraffe finally gives birth to a baby boy, delighting hundreds of thousands of people who have been monitoring a live cam feed from a New York zoo in anticipation of the long-overdue event.

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02Apr/17

Nigerian students in India worry about safety as hostilities loom large

April 2, 2017EducationAnxiety, Atif Aslam, Continent: Africa, Delhi, Education, Emotions, Fear, Greater Noida, Ibadan, India, Kareem Olawale Toheeb, Mind, Narendra Modi, Narendra Modi-led, New Delhi, Nigeria, Noida, Okolie, Okolie Chidera, Psychology, Social Issues, Upside Downsmbale

The brutal attack by a mob on Nigerian nationals has turned the life of African students upside down and has forced them to live with a sense of fear and anxiety.

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16Feb/15

Virtual body-swapping could tackle racial bias

February 16, 2015InnovationArticles, Attitude, Barcelona, Behavior, Behavioural sciences, Bias, Cognitive biases, Ethics, Ethology, Human behavior, London, Manos Tsakiris, Neuroscience, Psychology, Racism, Social Issues, SOUTH EAST ENGLAND, Spain, United Kingdomsmbale

EGHAM, SOUTH EAST ENGLAND, UK / BARCELONA, SPAIN (REUTERS) – It’s hard to imagine having a body part with a different skin colour to your own – isn’t it?

In fact, it’s surprisingly easy to “trick” people into thinking they have a foreign body part.

And once that’s achieved, psychologists have found that racist attitudes can be diminished.
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