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PassingTumbleweed t1_j77s2wr wrote

Reply to comment by Jetztinberlin in Political views can be predicted by differences in brain activity. Study says political differences don’t just emerge when it comes to how we interpret reality around us; our brains actually ‘see’ different things depending on our politics. by mossadnik

What's weird is that they say it applies to right wing people watching right wing content only (not left wing people watching right or left wing content). There's an asymmetry to it

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JKUAN108 t1_j77rgp9 wrote

Reply to comment by Wagamaga in A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga

> “Especially today, when screens are with us all the time, we need to better support parents in non-screen time tips and tricks to keep infants engaged and parents sane.”

Thanks for including that quote. I doubt the researchers are trying to "shame" parents who put their infants in front of screens, but it seems like their overall goal is to support parents in ways that also help their children.

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pete_68 t1_j77qkpr wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Political views can be predicted by differences in brain activity. Study says political differences don’t just emerge when it comes to how we interpret reality around us; our brains actually ‘see’ different things depending on our politics. by mossadnik

But that's what exactly they say in the last sentence:
"These results suggest that individuals’ political views shape their neural responses at a very basic level."

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Ezekiel_29_12 t1_j77pjo9 wrote

Reply to comment by libginger73 in Newly-discovered Earth-mass exoplanet — named Wolf 1069 b — may provide durable habitable conditions across a wide area of its dayside by marketrent

No, but its day is essentially the same as its year, so the sun wouldn't appear to move in the sky, and the planet has a day side and a night side and the lack of light changing would be a tiny irritation. But if you colonized it you'd sleep indoors anyway and artificial lighting would provide a normal sleep cycle.

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Elaphe21 t1_j77p1fx wrote

Reply to comment by brokerceej in Wet-food diet promotes the recovery from surgery of castration in adult young cats by napovarj

>Vet told me the same thing basically. Continue to feed wet food and he will live healthier for longer, just take care of the teeth as best as you can ongoing and pull them as

I like to offer dry food on the side. A premium/dry food is not 'bad' for cats, just has limitations in regard to hydration.

I suspect it's not so much that can food is bad for cats teeth, but the dry food helps clean the teeth via mechanical action. This is just speculation on my part, however, they have done studies that show the piercing of the kibble by the teeth removes biofilm/bacterial growth from the enamel.

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brokerceej t1_j77ogz2 wrote

Reply to comment by Elaphe21 in Wet-food diet promotes the recovery from surgery of castration in adult young cats by napovarj

My 4 year old beautiful turkish angora just had 11 extractions last week. Fed only premium wet food his whole life. Vet told me the same thing basically. Continue to feed wet food and he will live healthier for longer, just take care of the teeth as best as you can ongoing and pull them as needed. 3 year old Calico that we picked up off the street as a stray emaciated kitten, fed the exact same thing, 100% perfect teeth.

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[deleted] t1_j77mmee wrote

Reply to A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga

Todays children will be absolute nightmares as adults. Gen z as a whole can be pretty questionable. But I am quite nervous for when kids born after 2010 start entering the workforce.

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[deleted] t1_j77mjxf wrote

Reply to comment by hellfae in A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga

Non-parent I'm guessing?

Obviously no one is advocating sticking a new born in front of a screen for hours, but if you judge any non-zero amount of screen time for an 18 month old as being so bad that people just shouldn't have children, then you obviously no idea what parenting is like.

edit: Here is an example: I needed to take my 1 year old for a blood test recently and he was very upset as he knows that they are painful. He can't be reasoned with because he doesn't talk yet. I can either completely pin him down to allow blood to be forcibly taken, or put some peppa pig on for 5 mins to calm him and allow the phlebotomist to work. Which do you think is less harmful?

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