The debate continues on whether or not facial coverings should be allowed in court trials. The Independent, a UK newspaper, reports on this controversial issue that is still being determined case by case. Judge Peter Murphy, a UK judge, recently ruled that a defendant should be obliged to remove her niqab when giving evidence (back…
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National Geographic’s TV show Brain Games, hosted by Jason Silva, recently had an episode devoted to the brain and its ability to focus. It goes into depth about the human brain’s attention span and has some fun and revealing tests for its viewers “I think the ongoing evolution of human consciousness is the ongoing ability…
Read MoreCooperation and Competition in Intercultural Interactions
Are team players more cooperative when they can relate to their teammates? New research conducted by Drs. David Matsumoto and Hyi Sung Hwang now relates the behavioral ability to cooperatively interact with people to cultural differences between the players. In this study, US born Americans played a modified Prisoner’s Dilemma game in same sex dyads…
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