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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189681&url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emperor-penguins-endangered-species/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">On Thin Ice: Emperor Penguins Now Listed As Endangered</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/science/" rel="tag" target="_blank">CBS News - Science</a></p>The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday. This change in status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature underscores the existential threat to ice-dependent species as global warming profoundly reshapes the frozen continent. Emperor penguins rely on sea ice to live, hunt, and...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189618&url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/04/02/survey-college-students-artificial-intelligence-coursework/5341775162201/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Most U.S. College Students Use AI for Their Coursework, Poll Finds</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="http://www.upi.com/Health_News/" rel="tag" target="_blank">United Press International - Health News</a></p>Most U.S. college students use artificial intelligence tools for their coursework at least weekly, a poll has found. The Lumina Foundation and Gallup released results from their 2026 State of Higher Education survey, finding that 57% of students use AI at least once a week for their coursework and roughly 20% use it daily. The vast majority of students who use AI say it helps them understand complex material, saves time, and helps them get...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189655&url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/04/07/iowa-lgbtq-book-ban-parental-notification-law-takes-effect/2491775576362/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Appeals Court Allows Iowa's LGBTQ Books Ban to Take Effect</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="http://www.upi.com/Health_News/" rel="tag" target="_blank">United Press International - Health News</a></p>A 2023 Iowa law banning LGBTQ books and topics from being discussed in public school classrooms is taking effect after an appeals court lifted an injunction against it on Tuesday. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth U.S. Circuit ruled against the injunction after a lower court judge blocked the law last year. The law also requires schools to inform parents if a student requests accommodations to affirm their gender identity, such as preferred...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189677&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/zeldin-tells-climate-skeptics-to-celebrate-vindication-after-repeal-of-baseline-climate-rule" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">EPA Head Tells Climate Skeptics to "Celebrate Vindication"</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/" rel="tag" target="_blank">PBS News Hour</a></p>The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change, telling a gathering of climate change skeptics they should "celebrate vindication." EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told the audience that repeal of the 2009 "endangerment finding" reversed decades of unthinking adherence to warnings about the dangers of climate...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189641&url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260405003952.htm" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">AI Breakthrough Cuts Energy Use by 100x While Boosting Accuracy</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/" rel="tag" target="_blank">Science Daily - Top News</a></p>Artificial Intelligence is consuming staggering amounts of energy—already over 10% of U.S. electricity—and the demand is only accelerating. Now, researchers have unveiled a radically more efficient approach that could slash AI energy use by up to 100× while actually improving accuracy. By combining neural networks with human-like symbolic reasoning, their system helps robots think more logically instead of relying on brute-force trial and error.</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189636&url=https://www.psypost.org/the-secret-joy-of-revenge-why-we-smile-when-a-rival-suffers-2026-03-26/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Opponent’s Suffering Triggers a Spontaneous "Schadenfreude Smile"</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.psypost.org/" rel="tag" target="_blank">PsyPost</a></p>Many people experience a quiet sense of joy when witnessing a disliked rival suffer a sudden misfortune. Now, experimental research finds that people spontaneously smile when watching an aggressive opponent experience physical pain, provided the observer feels provoked. This facial reaction, documented in a study published in Cognition and Emotion, suggests that seeing a perceived wrongdoer suffer leads nearly instant feelings of satisfaction.</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189600&url=https://www.dw.com/en/world-heritage-sites-facing-the-heat/a-76608311?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">World Heritage Sites Facing the Heat, Study Finds</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097" rel="tag" target="_blank">DW- top stories</a></p>While wars and revolutions have long threatened cultural heritage sites—most recently in Iran and Ukraine—a new danger has emerged in the form of climate change. UNESCO World Heritage sites from the 4,000 year-old pyramid temples in Iraq to the ancient statues of Easter Island are facing extreme erosion and deterioration as temperatures rise and storms and droughts intensify. A 2025 study showed that 80% of World Heritage sites are now...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189595&url=https://www.psypost.org/artificial-intelligence-reveals-flaws-in-major-theories-of-political-persuasion-2026-03-19/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">How Generative AI Is Upending Theories of Political Persuasion</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.psypost.org/" rel="tag" target="_blank">PsyPost</a></p>Artificial intelligence programs can persuade people to temper their political views, but highly customized messages or deep conversations with bots do not seem to work any better than a single basic argument. These results challenge long-held theories about political persuasion, suggesting that interactive debates might not provide the advantages that politicians expect. The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189586&url=https://www.psypost.org/men-who-favor-the-tradwife-lifestyle-often-view-the-women-in-it-with-derision/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Men Who Favor "Tradwife" Lifestyle Often View Women With Derision</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.psypost.org/" rel="tag" target="_blank">PsyPost</a></p>A recent study suggests that young men who favor the internet subculture known as the tradwife movement—combining the words "traditional" and "wife"—tend to hold hostile and patronizing sexist attitudes. The findings, published in Psychology of Women Quarterly, provide evidence that the appeal of this lifestyle for men is often rooted in a desire for traditional power dynamics rather than a simple preference for a stay-at-home partner.</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=189611&url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/04-05/psychology-slang-identity-belonging" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">The Psychology of Why We Use Slang</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="http://www.apa.org/monitor/" rel="tag" target="_blank">APA Monitor</a></p>For young people, the appeal of slang often lies in its irreverent or rebellious qualities while remaining unintelligible to adults—a collective in-joke just for them. Yet slang is more than a linguistic quirk for people of all ages. It functions as a social code that can offer insight into the complexity of identity formation and belonging in a fast-paced digital world where terms mutate and migrate across platforms at a lightning pace.</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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