Andrew Kuria is perhaps one of the most experienced crime and court reporter we have ever had. The soft-spoken and gentle scribe reported for the NATION MEDIA GROUP from the corridors of justice for almost 30 years before his retirement from the mainstream media in the year 2000. During this time he covered major cases …
by Laura Staloch October 22, 2022 in Social Psychology Researchers at Uppsala University Sweden investigated the relationship between sleep deprivation and facial recognition behaviors. Their results indicate that those who experience sleep deprivation reduce the overall time they observe faces and tend to perceive them as less attractive and trustworthy. These findings suggest that the chronically sleep-deprived could …
STUDY FINDS SLEEP-DEPRIVED PEOPLE SPEND LESS TIME ATTENDING TO FACES Read More »
by Vladimir Hedrih October 26, 2022 in Cognitive Science, Social Media A recent series of studies showed that sharing content online, even when the person did not read it, increases subjective knowledge (how much one thinks he/she knows about a topic), but not necessarily objective (how much he/she really knows about the topic). The effect was stronger …
SHARING CONTENT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE – RESEARCH Read More »
By Bethany Seton In order for a business to be successful, it needs to work like a well-oiled machine most of the time. For that to happen, everything should be in top condition, from all the equipment that is being used to the productivity of the employees. However, even if the employees share the values and …
Anni Gakii is the founder Binti Mwangaza, a community-based organization [CBO] in Nanyuki. Since 2012 Binti Mwangaza has been offering affordable and reusable alternative sanitary towels to young and impoverished girls who could afford the normal pads. Anni’s Community Based Organisation has so far reached more than 4,000 girls during that period many of whom …
By Anne Ndungu, Counsellor and Life Coach I know understanding mental health and the condition is very opaque but necessary, especially in this evolving world. With the many suicides and domestic violence incidences, people need to be sensitized to mental health. How do l know someone close to me has a mental condition? Well we …
By Emily Manis Many people feel their well-being and mental state suffered as a result of being locked inside during the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, but could stricter and longer lockdowns actually have positive effects on people’s mental health? A study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that countries with more …
Countries with more stringent lockdowns ‘had less mental-related illness’ Read More »
By Mane Kara-Yakoubian In humans, the ability to laugh emerges as early as four months of age, with laughter being the most recognizable expression of positive emotion across cultures. Laughter, a means of communicating social information (e.g., harmless intentions), is not unique to humans however, suggesting it dates back to a shared ancestor. But along …
Laughter with friends differs from laughter with romantic partners, study finds Read More »
By Eric Dolan “I am interested in the predictive power of personality change. Research has consistently demonstrated that personality traits such as conscientiousness or trait self-control predict important life outcomes including education, work and relationship success, well-being, health, and longevity,” explained study author Mathias Allemand, an assistant professor at the University of Zurich. “Moreover, there …
Author Shilaho Wa Muteshi, also known as Your Favourite Author is a biochemist by profession but has a great passion for writing fiction, a good number of them based from own experience at work. After facing challenges in getting his initial work published by traditional publishers, Shilaho went ahead and launched his own publishing house, …
