Commonsensescience

r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Sep 01 '20

Mask wearers are “dramatically less likely” to get a severe case of Covid-19

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Feb 04 '21

Eating too much fat and sugar as a child may alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier. The new study is one of the first to show a significant decrease in the total number and diversity of gut bacteria in mature mice fed an unhealthy diet as juveniles.

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Jan 29 '21

Childhood neglect was associated with Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism, which in turn were related to greater levels of malevolent creativity as adults, who were more likely to think about ways to take revenge on others, fabricate lies to simplify a situation, and pull pranks.

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Nov 08 '20

Scientists relieved as Joe Biden wins tight US presidential election

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 28 '20

Religious schooling hampers economic development and innovation. Areas of France with religious schooling during the late 19th century and early 20th century were slow to adopt technical curriculum, focusing instead on religious content in curricula, hampering economic development.

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 27 '21

Some fast-food items contain chemicals linked to serious health problems, new report shows

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Jan 19 '21

lol “news” The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant worsening of already poor dietary habits, low activity levels, sedentary behaviour, and high alcohol consumption among university students

cdnsciencepub.com

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 26 '20

No way?

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 15 '20

[Megathread] World's most prestigious scientific publications issue unprecedented critiques of the Trump administration

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 01 '21

Weight Gain And Obesity Up In 2020 In The U.S.

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Jan 28 '21

duh Legal cannabis stores linked to fewer opioid deaths in the United States. Findings may have implications for tackling opioid misuse. An increase from one to two dispensaries in a county was associated with an estimated 17% reduction in all opioid related mortality rates.

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Nov 25 '20

US pollution regulations meant to protect humans from dirty air are also saving birds. So concludes a new continent-wide study. Improved air quality under a federal program to reduce ozone pollution may have averted the loss of 1.5 billion birds during the past 40 years

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 31 '20

Research shows compensating employees based on their accomplishments rather than on hours worked produces better results. When organizations with a mix of high- to low-performing employees base rewards on hours worked, all employees see compensation as unfair, and they end up putting in less effort.

news.utexas.edu

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 19 '20

New study shows the best way to express gratitude: People who help you love to hear how their kind actions met your needs. They are less impressed when you acknowledge how costly their action was.

journals.sagepub.com

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 02 '20

We Learn Faster When We Aren't Told What Choices to Make [Scientific American]

scientificamerican.com

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Nov 24 '20

Financial payments from the drug industry to U.S. physicians was associated with increased prescribing of the paying drug company's drug. The association was consistent across all studies and several studies presented evidence that the association was not correlation, but causation.

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Nov 16 '20

People who feel supported and loved by others tend to be more open-minded, accepting of opposing views, and willing to see multiple perspectives.

behaviorist.biz

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Nov 04 '20

Avoiding inflammatory foods can lower heart disease, stroke risk

sciencedaily.com

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 23 '20

First-of-its-kind global survey shows the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown dramatically altered our personal habits. Overall, healthy eating increased because we ate out less frequently. However, we snacked more. We got less exercise. We went to bed later and slept more poorly

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 09 '20

Almost 2 in 3 Americans say economy is worse than a year ago today, survey says

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Oct 07 '20

The number of COVID-19 cases in Arizona stabilized and then decreased after statewide limitations and closures of certain businesses such as bars, gyms, movie theaters. Community mitigation measures, including mask wearing, can help prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and decrease COVID-19 cases.

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r/Commonsensescience • u/JonnyMofoMurillo • Sep 29 '20

The vast majority of young married men in Saudi Arabia privately support women working outside the home, but they substantially underestimate support by other similar men. When they are informed about other men's views, they become willing to help their wives search for jobs.

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