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techinsider.ioThe same genes can make us happy or depressed, say psychologists
The same genetic codes that make us prone to depression could also predispose us to positivity and happiness, according to a new study. To put it another way, the researchers think the same genes might make us more sensitive to our environment - and depen...How do you identify a ripe watermelon?
Rumination, the act of obsessing on negative experiences, is correlated with a host of psychological conditions
Traditional diagnostic approaches to psychopathologies, like those found in the DSMs, have focused on differences between disorders and resulted in an excessive number of therapies that are applicable to just a tiny percentage of the population.An Advocate's Story of Struggle and Hope
"I wish my son had cancer instead of depression," an Indian mother told Gayathri Ramprasad. "If he had cancer, all my friends and family would sympathize with us. How can I tell them about depression? They won't even understand ...What kind of future will...“A Snail's Life” by Photographer Vyacheslav Mischenko
A No-Slaughter Leather Startup Just Raised $53 Million
In Brief Brooklyn-based Modern Meadow has raised $53.5 million to grow meat and leather in the lab, instead of on the farm. Biofabrication not only offers a cruelty-free option, but also eliminates the environmentally toxic processes required in tradition...Eyefluence shows us how we'll be able to navigate screens with our eyes
What if you could control a computer screen with just your eyes? Well that's the vision of Eyefluence, a Silicon Valley-based startup that is working on technology for hands-free navigation. The team has been working on prototypes, testing it out with aug...Vancouver robot creator explores human connection to future technology
Inside a warehouse in a secluded part of Vancouver, engineers and fabricators are building a two-storey tall, 3.5 tonne racing robot with four steel legs and a massive battery pack in its belly. But unlike robots in science fiction, this mechanical beast ...What's your dream lens?
For me 85 1.2 Followed bythe 400 2.8 :)Magnetic brain stimulation can help treat drug-resistant depression, study finds
John Campbell receiving TMS treatment from Professor Paul Fitzgerald. Photo: Eddie Jim John Campbell has depression. Diagnosed in 2011, the 58-year-old motor mechanic has been unable to work for two-and-a-half years. It's made me so much better...I have a...Amazon Alexa: Is She The Singularity?
When I watched the film "Her" back in 2014 I thought it was so "sci-fi". Now, just two years later - there's been a shift in the force. The rapid growth of the computer/voice interface has changed how we talk to our computers, and how they talk to us.






