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Domhnall Gleeson, Steve Carell try to avoid empathizing with a serial killer in ‘The Patient’

Domhnall Gleeson has to do a balancing act for the new limited TV series he stars in — delve into the psyche of a serial killer without justifying his behavior.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

Doyle McManus: Should Trump be indicted? It's still too soon to say

Every month, the evidence of former President Donald Trump's lawless behavior builds.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 29, 2022

Deficiencies in these common vitamins can cause peculiar and dramatic symptoms

Shifts in vitamins, sugars, fats, and amino acids can influence brain and behavior in negative or positive ways.

Inverse · Aug 28, 2022

Federal officials hopeful about monkeypox trajectory - Roll Call

The U.S. reported 17,000 cases of monkeypox as of Thursday, of the more than 46,700 cases detected globally.

Roll Call · Aug 26, 2022

CNN shifts right: Will they never learn?

With Brian Stelter off the air, CNN seems determined to repeat the grotesque errors that led to President Trump

Salon · Aug 26, 2022

‘I’m afraid’: critics of anti-cheating technology for students hit by lawsuits

New technology meant to detect cheating by students taking tests at home could invade privacy, increase anxiety and be discriminatory

The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2022

Psychologist: School shooter didn't get consistent treatment

A psychologist who treated Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz when he was 8 years old testified that Cruz was a “peculiar child” who had many behavioral and developmental issues

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Diet can influence mood, behavior and more – a neuroscientist explains

During the long seafaring voyages of the 15th and 16th centuries, a period known as the Age of Discovery, sailors reported experiencing visions of sublime foods and verdant fields. The discovery that these were nothing more than hallucinations after months at sea was agonizing. Some sailors wept in longing; others…

The Conversation · Aug 24, 2022

Spiders show signs of REM-like activity, raising the question: Do they dream?

A team of researchers filmed jumping spiders overnight and observed behaviors that mirror rapid eye movement sleep in other species. It helps that baby jumping spiders have translucent exoskeletons.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

College students return to campus without access to abortion

In states such as Texas, Ohio and Indiana, some college students say new abortion restrictions are influencing their personal and political behavior as they return to campuses

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022