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Perceived gender discrimination linked to decline in wellbeing for older women

A study of more than 3,000 middle-aged and older women living in England showed that those who believed they had encountered gender discrimination were more likely to report declines in wellbeing over time. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of […]

Published on March 20, 2024

Fear may lead women and men to make different decisions when choosing short-VS-long-term rewards

Fear may affect women’s decisions in choosing immediate rewards versus larger delayed ones, while men’s decisions appear unaffected by emotion, according to a new study. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in […]

Published on March 20, 2024

The heat index — how hot it really feels — is rising faster than temperature

Researchers showed in 2022 that heat index calculations by NOAA based on analyses from the 1970s don’t adequately reflect the heat stress humans feel during the extremes of heat and humidity accompanying climate change. Using their revised heat index, the researchers looked at Texas’s summer 2023 heat wave and found that the 3 degree F […]

Published on March 20, 2024