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How individuals perceive as a human-like robot

July 11, 2022

According to new research, when robots appear to engage with people and display human-like emotions, people may perceive them as capable of “thinking,” or acting on their own beliefs and desires rather than their programs. “The relationship between anthropomorphic shape, human-like behaviour, and the tendency to attribute independent thought and...

Fatty food damage cognitive function

July 11, 2022

Eating fatty meals may not only increase the waistline but also damage cognitive function, according to an international study led by UniSA neuroscientists Professor Xin-Fu Zhou and Associate Professor Larisa Bobrovskaya. The researchers established a clear link between mice fed a high-fat diet for 30 weeks, resulting in diabetes, and...

GARDENING CAN PROMOTE BETTER MENTAL HEALTH

July 11, 2022

In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, University of Florida scientists found that gardening activities lowered stress, anxiety, and depression in healthy women who attended twice-weekly gardening classes. None of the study participants had ever gardened before. Past studies have shown that gardening can help improve the mental...

FEELING HUNGRY CORRELATED TO ANGER, IRRITABILITY

July 11, 2022

According to a new research, feelings of irritation and anger are significantly correlated with hunger, and being hungry might make us “hangry.” Hangry, a portmanteau of hungry and angry, is widely used in everyday language, but the phenomenon has not been widely explored by science outside of laboratory environments. The...

How theatre productions promote positive body image

July 11, 2022

Theatre productions can help to promote healthier body image in young children, suggests the findings of a recent study. Led by Professor Viren Swami of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), the new study, published in Body Image, evaluated the responses of children aged 5-9 before and after attending productions of ‘Cinderella:...

CLERIC NOT CONNECTED WITH DARGAH AJMER SHARIF, CLARIFIES CHISHTY FOUNDATION

July 11, 2022

Days after a cleric was arrested in Rajasthan’s Ajmer over a provocative video in which he was purportedly seen giving a threat to suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, Haji Syed Salman Chishty, Gaddi Nashin-Dargah Ajmer Sharif and the Chairman of Chishty Foundation in Ajmer on Sunday denounced the provocative statements...

MASSIVE PROTEST ERUPT AGAINST AAREY METRO CAR SHED PROJECT

July 11, 2022

People in Mumbai on Sunday took to the streets in protest against the Eknath Shinde government’s decision to resume construction of metro car sheds in the Aarey colony forest, claiming the project was being developed at the expense of the forest area. The Aarey forest is a 1,800 acre area,...

Heavy downpour across states push life out of order

July 11, 2022

With the onset of torrential rains, several states across the country are witnessing heavy rainfall leading to loss of lives and livelihoods. As many as nine people lost their lives due to incessant rainfall and its related incidents in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the State Disaster Management Department...

STRUCK BY TRAGEDY, MORTAL REMAINS OF DELHI-BASED WOMAN INTERCHANGED

July 11, 2022

The Amarnath tragedy turned out to be a shocking affair for a Delhi-based family on Saturday due to a case of misplaced identity, leading to a delay in the funeral process. G Block resident textile trader Mohanlal Wadhwa, his wife Sunita Rani Wadhwa and the couple’s relatives including retired CI...

Delhi CM to participate in Tiranga Yatra in Himachal Pradesh

July 11, 2022

This week, the Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, will visit Himachal Pradesh to participate in Tiranga Yatra which has been organised by the party’s state unit in Palampur. This is the second visit by Kejriwal and Mann to the poll-bound state. After...

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