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Friday Five: Go to This Type of Event to Improve Well-Being, Research Suggests

Friday Five: Go to This Type of Event to Improve Well-Being, Research Suggests

FromMaking Sense of Science


Friday Five: Go to This Type of Event to Improve Well-Being, Research Suggests

FromMaking Sense of Science

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Mar 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Friday Five covers five stories in research that you may have missed this week. There are plenty of controversies and troubling ethical issues in science – and we get into many of them in our online magazine – but this news roundup focuses on new scientific theories and progress to give you a therapeutic dose of inspiration headed into the weekend.Go the web page for in this week's Friday Five, here.This episode includes an interview with Dr. Helen Keyes, Head of the School of Psychology and Sports Science at Anglia Ruskin University.- Attending sports events is linked to greater life satisfaction- Identifying specific brain tumors in under 90 seconds with AI- LSD - minus hallucinations - raises hopes for mental health  - New research on the benefits of cold showers- Inspire awe in your kids and reap the benefitsLeaps.org is a not-for-profit initiative that publishes award-winning journalism, popularizes scientific progress on social media, and hosts events about bioethics and the future of humanity. Visit the platform at www.leaps.org. Podcast host Matt Fuchs is editor-in-chief of Leaps.org.
Released:
Mar 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making Sense of Science features interviews with leading medical and scientific experts about the latest developments in health innovation and the big ethical and social questions they raise. The podcast is hosted by journalist Matt Fuchs, editor of the award-winning science outlet Leaps.org.