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JD Shavit
- 4 days ago
The Science of Kindness: How 5 Simple Acts of Compassion Transform Our Lives
We often use the term "kindness" interchangeably with "niceness," but what if I told you that kindness goes beyond mere pleasantries?
JJ Shavit
- Nov 23
Media Bias: How Your Choice of News Outlet Shapes Your Perception of AI
The integration of AI into society has raised questions about its implications, biases, and societal impact.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 3
Scientists discover the secret to a cat's amazing sense of smell
Scientists have found the secret to felines’ finesse at sniffing out food, friends and foes.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 25
Mother is 'overwhelmed' by a stranger's kindness to daughter with cancer
A resilient mother, found herself overwhelmed by the unexpected kindness of a stranger, an act of generosity that bestowed a ray of hope.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 8
The real bias in news coverage is different than you might think, research finds
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers
JJ Shavit
- May 9
Meet Farmscraper: The 51-story office skyscraper and hydroponics farm
A significant portion of the building's glazed exterior would be dedicated to the hydroponic growth of plants to achieve a substantial yield
JJ Shavit
- Apr 3
Breaking News: The surprising truth about news coverage bias
The language of these two networks was never more distinct, and never more volatile, than during coverage of political events.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 3
The real bias in news coverage is not what you think, research finds
The audiences of each of the networks is highly partisan: about 93 percent of those who identify Fox News as their main news source.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 3
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think, study finds
Networks showed increases in words associated with communion and sharing; but language associated with positive emotion dropped dramatically
JJ Shavit
- Jan 7
Researchers discover what makes time-restricted dieting work
Numerous studies have shown health benefits of time-restricted eating including increase in life span in laboratory studies.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 3
The real bias in news coverage is different than you might think, study finds
Two of America's major cable news networks – Fox News and MSNBC – anchor opposing ends of the political spectrum.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 30, 2022
Kindness-focused coffee shop offers 'drive-by' compliments to unsuspecting pedestrians
When most people hear the term "drive-by," they typically don't associate it with acts of kindness. La La Land Kind Cafe is changing that.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 6, 2022
Green Mediterranean diet found to significantly reduce dangerous fat around internal organs
The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of dangerous fat around internal organs.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 3, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think, study finds
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers
JJ Shavit
- Nov 16, 2022
One of the world's oldest diseases surprisingly can regenerate the liver
Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases but the bacteria that cause it may also have the surprising ability.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 31, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 28, 2022
Breakthrough study finds new ways to prevent liver cancer
Almost all liver cancers develop after decades of chronic liver disease but a new discovery may lead to treatments that could break the link
JJ Shavit
- Oct 25, 2022
Green juices burn body fat and improve digestion, new study finds
Visceral fat is often dubbed the ‘hidden' fat because it lies in the body's midsection, where it can't be touched or seen.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 17, 2022
Engineers weave advanced fabric that can cool a wearer down and warm them up
Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other substances.
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