#mental health


# health

losing your mind one prompt at a time

Mental health professionals are starting to treat patients suffering from psychotic episodes after spending too much time with chatbots.
losing your mind one prompt at a time

# tech

why you should't ask a chatbot to treat your mental health

Treating ChatGPT like your personal therapist can do a lot more harm than good.
why you should't ask a chatbot to treat your mental health

# tech    

why chat bots seem to give better advice than miss manners and dear abby

A new study found the people prefer ChatGPT's self-help advice more than that of professional columnists. Now they want to know why this is the case.
why chat bots seem to give better advice than miss manners and dear abby

# sex    

so, you talked to anti-masturbation groups and all you got was nazis and depression...

Researchers find that what groups preaching abstinence and chastity excel at doing is giving adherents anxiety, depression, and far right memes.
so, you talked to anti-masturbation groups and all you got was nazis and depression...

# science    

why science says that suburbs are mind-numbing boredom generators

Suburbs have long been the subject of consternation and ire from activists and urban planners, and research seems to agree with their critiques.
why science says that suburbs are mind-numbing boredom generators

# politics    

the great blackpilling: why millions are surrendering to the worst of humanity

Incels may have popularized the idea of being blackpilled, but now existential surrender is the dangerous new hotness in all corners of social media.
the great blackpilling: why millions are surrendering to the worst of humanity

# health    

toxic positivity: how happiness becomes a burden

We've made such a deal of being happy and optimistic, it's making us more fatalistic, depressed, and in denial. So how do we find real happiness?
toxic positivity: how happiness becomes a burden

# politics    

today's politics is undermining mental health

Unless we tackle the cultural and mental health issues fueling populist train wrecks across the West, any political victory against them will only be temporary.
today's politics is undermining mental health

# science    

yes, the pandemic is making you more irritable

It's not just you. We're all nearing our wits' end this year, and that's going to make the pandemic and what comes after it worse.
yes, the pandemic is making you more irritable

# space    

what the coronavirus mass quarantine can teach us about space travel

If we're going to explore space, we have to prepare for long periods of isolation and boredom. Can social distancing during this pandemic teach us how to deal with them?
what the coronavirus mass quarantine can teach us about space travel

# science    

how adolescent brains literally rewire themselves before early adulthood

We know that teenagers think differently from adults because their brains aren't finished forming. But how does an adolescent brain transform into an adult one?
how adolescent brains literally rewire themselves before early adulthood

# science    

we know that green spaces mean healthy minds. now we need to act on that data.

A new Danish study confirms that being surrounded by greenery improves mental health. As more of us move into rapidly growing cities and aim to explore space, we need to plan for a greener future.
we know that green spaces mean healthy minds. now we need to act on that data.

# politics    

how to have a happy, (figuratively) toxin-free holiday season

Thanksgiving marks the start of the winter holidays and the dread associated with having to deal with relatives and family friends you rather wouldn't...
how to have a happy, (figuratively) toxin-free holiday season

# sex    

is there such a thing as sex addiction?

For years there's been a debate about whether sexual addiction should be included in the DSM V and we don't seem to be any closer to an answer.
is there such a thing as sex addiction?

# politics    

of the special college snowflake and other mythical creatures of old people news

The media and boomers are obsessed with millennial and college phenomena that are barely a blip on the radar in the grand scheme of things.
of the special college snowflake and other mythical creatures of old people news

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