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Historical traumas may increase polarisation in Poland

War trauma has shaped a type of political culture in which - having learned from tragic history - we are unable to trust others. Additionally, the tendency to think conspiratorially causes us to see others as a threat, which increases social polarisation, says Michał Bilewicz, PhD, a professor at the University of Warsaw.

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    Scientists from University of Silesia to examine the scope and dimension of sharenting in Europe and East Africa

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    In spite Great Gatsby curve, teenagers believe they can do more in countries where they can do less

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    Professor Dariusz Jemielniak: The amount of political disinformation is growing; time for systemic intervention

    The amount of political disinformation is growing systematically. This is a huge social problem, so serious that the time is coming for a systemic intervention, believes the Vice-president of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Professor Dariusz Jemielniak, who has been researching the phenomenon of disinformation for years.

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    Anthropocene biologist: In the future, cities may be oases of biodiversity

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    Post-traumatic stress disorder linked to higher blood insulin

    PTSD symptoms are linked to higher blood insulin levels, a study by researchers from the University of Silesia shows. This may be the first step to insulin resistance and then diabetes. Early detection and treatment of PTSD may therefore be a way to avoid other serious health problems in the future.

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    How much science fiction and how much science in bioethical discussions? Jagiellonian University researchers investigate

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    13 degrees to chaos. How order emerges created and disappears in pedestrian flow

    The principles of the emergence of order and chaos in the flow movement of pedestrians going in different directions have been described by an interdisciplinary team of scientists in a publication in PNAS. If the dispersion of the path of pedestrians' movement exceeds 13 degrees, the movement ceases to be fluid, and congestions arise in place of orderly paths.

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    Study: Women more likely to experience chronic loneliness

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